TWO TEENAGERS HAVE died in a car crash in Co Armagh.

Police in Northern Ireland confirmed this evening that two male 17-year-olds died in a single vehicle collision in the Markethill area of Armagh this morning.

They were the driver and and front passenger in a Vauxhall Astra car that left the Cladymilltown Road near Markethill at around 8.30am.

The road remains closed while PSNI Collision Investigation Unit examines the scene of the collision.

The PSNI has appealed for anyone who witnessed the collision or who noticed the Vauxhall Astra being driven on the Cladymilltown Road this morning to contact police.

Anyone in Northern Ireland can contact police on 101.

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