Two teenagers have died after their car left the road and hit a tree.
Emergency services were called to the scene in West Tullos Road, Aberdeen, at around 10.50pm yesterday.
The driver and front seat passenger, both 17-year-old boys, died at the scene.
Two back-seat passengers, both boys in their early teens, had minor injuries and were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Grampian Police appealed for information from anyone who saw the car, a red Renault Clio, during the evening or witnessed the crash.
Speaking in the early hours of this morning, Inspector Scott Mann said: "Two young men have died as a result of this tragic incident. Their immediate families have been advised and my thoughts are with them at this sad and traumatic time for them. Clearly our inquiries are at an early stage and collision investigators have carried out a detailed examination of the scene.
"We would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision or its immediate aftermath or indeed anyone who may have seen a red coloured Renault Clio being driven in the Nigg, Torry or Portlethen area during Tuesday evening."
West Tullos Road was closed for around six hours while police examined the scene.
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