Third teenager dies following public holiday accident

A young girl injured in a crash that claimed the lives of two other teenagers has died from her injuries.

The 17-year-old girl was a passenger in a car involved in a single-vehicle collision on Cannock Road in Penkridge on Saturday.

Two teenagers, who also died in the collision, were earlier named as Dafydd Hûw Craven-Jones, 18, and Morgan Jones, 17, both from Wrexham.

Another 17-year-old girl is still hospitalized.

Staffordshire Police said officers were supporting the families involved and the investigation was ongoing.

Police have appealed to anyone with information about the crash involving the Ford Ka on May 25 shortly before midnight to get in touch.

Earlier, Vicky Pritt-Roberts, acting headteacher of Ilsmere College in Shropshire, said Mr Craven-Jones' death had shocked everyone at the school.

She said he joined the independent school in 2017 and played on their rugby, football and cricket teams.

The families of Mr Craven-Jones and Mr Jones paid tribute to the teenagers on Tuesday, releasing statements via police.

Mr Craven-Jones' family said he was “a beautiful soul” and “the baby of the family”, while Mr Jones' family described him as “a very popular young man”.

Tributes and a Welsh flag have been left at the scene of the accident.

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