Teenage tragedy

They were boys, only one was just 18.

I do wish the news reporters would stop referring to them as men. They were boys going off on an adventure, just as so many of us did when we were young.
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A tragedy for the boys, and for their families and friends.

There have been two similar accidents in my area in the past few years, seven teenagers killed in total. In another accident the driver and his friend received life changing injuries.

It really needs to be illegal to carry passengers, with some exceptions such as parents, for a year or two after passing your test.

Utterly heartbreaking thoughts and prayers with the families

Heart breaking news, so very sad . My thoughts and prayers are with the families of these young men. 🌹🌹🌹🌹

Thanks Calandergirl yes black box
My two in NZ were driving at 16 seems too young to me
My 3 children all drove at 17 and all have had a perfect driving history 5 of my grandkids were all drivers at 17 , two haven’t bothered yet
Yes this situation is heartbreaking I hope they all went quickly and together we ll never know poor families and just before Christmas

Beyond heartbreaking. When I heard the news at lunchtime I too imagined it had just been found parked up. I had hoped to hear at tea time that the boys had been found safe, huddled together in a tent somewhere.

My thoughts go to their families and friends. 💐

This brought me to tears. 4 youngsters with whole lives ahead. They looked such lovely boys and I was hoping they would be ok. Now 4 families devastated. So terribly tragic. May they RIP.

I found myself weeping at this news. I drove 70 miles to visit my sister on Sunday. I left early so I could drive home before dark, I hadn’t intended to but, the weather was awful. We are north west. The rain was heavy and relentless, the side roads had frequent patches of standing deep water. I’m a confident, experienced and increasingly careful driver. Luckily other road users were being very cautious.
We don’t know what happened with those boys. What a tragedy

BlueBelle

There is a scheme GSM whereby you can have a box in your car and you don’t drive after a certain time at night and any speeding or such is recorded It’s done by the insurers I think, I can’t remember the name of it but my grandson had it when he was first driving Hes actually a very good safe driver

Black Box.

I have 3 GC living in Canberra, Australia. Over there, they can start doing their theory at 15years 9months, then practical driving at 16. They can take a test at 17. Both GS passed their tests as soon as they turned 17.

But they have to have a provisional P plate for I think a year after they pass, and they are restricted having other young people in their vehicle at night time, apart from siblings.

It seems a good system on the whole.

DD passed her test first time when she was 17 and a few months later drove herself from Cornwall to Surrey to go to university. She always has been a very good driver. At least we knew that she was always driving herself while she was away and not having lifts from other students.

I gather that one of the boys told his mother he was going to stay with his friend's grandfather. If she'd known what they were planning she wouldn't have let him go. Tragically Mum is sometimes right.

I feel so sad for the parents and grandparents of these four boys. My DGS, now 18, has saved up and bought a decent second-hand car. The test is this Thursday. I won't rest until I hear the result.

It is absolutely awful isn't it.

I'm sure lots of us remember not being able to sleep until the last child was home and also the loss of their contemporaries. Each of our children lost school mates.

Utterly tragic news, those poor families, and their community, too.

We were fairly relaxed about rules in general for our teenage DC but one I did emphasise was that they were never to get into a car which a friend was driving. I’d rather go out at short notice at midnight to pick them up from 20 miles away if needs be. Obviously I can’t know whether they stuck to that rule 100% but because they had lost friends in similar horrific incidents, I hope it was always at the back of their minds.

So very sad those poor boys my own GD is learning to drive and I shall worry constantly when she does pass the actual driving test. Sincere and deepest sympathy to the families and friends of these young boys taken far too soon.

This is absolutely heartbreaking.

Yes I think quite a few of us have Grandsons/granddaughters/nieces/ nephews and other relations learning to drive.
I really did not want to pay for some of gsons driving lesson yet, I wanted him to wait until he was 18 with another years life experience. But of course many 17 yr old get their provisional licence for their 17th birthday.

I was hoping and praying they were in a tent somewhere huddled together, it did not even cross my mind anything awful when they said they had found the car, I presumed it was just parked up.

Devastating. Those poor boys and their families.

BlueBelle

There is a scheme GSM whereby you can have a box in your car and you don’t drive after a certain time at night and any speeding or such is recorded It’s done by the insurers I think, I can’t remember the name of it but my grandson had it when he was first driving Hes actually a very good safe driver

I know MayBee but we need something that’s compulsory. My son was, and is, a good, safe driver (though of course I always worried about him after he passed his test at 17 and had his first car). But so many aren’t, especially with friends to impress. We don’t know about this young lad. His poor parents will not only be having to deal with their own grief, they will probably be facing the reactions of the families of all the passengers - as if it’s their fault - but people who are grieving naturally seek someone to blame for their loss.

There truly are no words for the loss of these poor boys and their grieving families.

The weather here in North Wales was horrendous and would task the most experienced driver. Its a terrible tragedy. I too have a teenage grandson having driving lessons so am always aware of the dangers facing young drivers.
Poor young souls 🌹

Such a tragedy, four grieving families.
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Granson is learning to drive too. Sends shivers down my spine

There is a scheme GSM whereby you can have a box in your car and you don’t drive after a certain time at night and any speeding or such is recorded It’s done by the insurers I think, I can’t remember the name of it but my grandson had it when he was first driving Hes actually a very good safe driver

Extremely sad and upsetting news indeed. I just hope they were all killed at same time as their car was found upside down in water.

Unbelievably tragic..