Three teenagers die after car hits tree Three teenagers have died after a car hit a tree near Wakefield on Friday evening, West Yorkshire Police said.
Emergency services were called to the scene at around 8.30pm on Bramley Lane near West Bretton where three males, two of them passengers aged 19 and one driver aged 18, were confirmed to have died.
West Yorkshire Police senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle said: "This is a tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of three lives and fourth person suffering critical injuries.
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Officers from the Major Collision Enquiry Team (MCET) are appealing for anyone who may have seen the collision or the way the vehicle was being driven beforehand, or anyone with video footage, to contact them.
