2 teenagers killed in Surprise when vehicle crashes into tree

PHOENIX — Two teenagers are dead and two others are in the hospital after their vehicle crashed into a tree in Surprise on Wednesday, authorities said.

The collision occurred just after 5 p.m. in a residential area near Bell and Reems roads, the Surprise Police Department said in a press release Thursday morning.

Initial information indicated that speed was a factor in the wreck, police said.

Several occupants were pinned inside the vehicle until emergency personnel could remove them.

The 17-year-old boy who was driving was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Three other males, ages 15, 16 and 18, were taken to hospitals. The 16-year-old died of his injuries at the hospital.

No other details were immediately available. The investigation is ongoing.

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