TWO teenage boys have died and two girls survived after their car crashed into a tree. 

Both 17-year-old girls were in the front seats and the boys were passengers in the back of the Fiat 500.

The boys, aged 17 and 18, were confirmed dead at the scene.

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Their next of kin have been informed, a spokesman for Sussex Police confirmed.

Both 17-year-old girls were taken to hospital following the crash in the early hours of Thursday, March 3. 

The car came off the road and hit a tree near the Goodwood racecourse.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle collision in Kennel Hill, Chichester, shortly after 1am on Thursday (March 3).

“The road remains closed at this time and investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident.”

Anybody who witnessed the collision or has any information which could help with the investigation is asked to contact collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk, quoting Operation Widecombe.