A DRIVER has been arrested following the deaths of two young men in a crash at Okehampton.
Emergency services were called out to the B3260 Exeter Road at around 3.15am on Tuesday, December 17.
The collision only involved one car, a blue MG ZS.
A 20-year-old man from Kingsteignton died at the scene and an 18-year-old man from Chagford died on the way to hospital.
The driver of the vehicle, a 20-year-old man from Chagford, suffered injuries not considered life-threatening or life-changing.
He was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs and causing death by dangerous driving.
The B3260 was closed for an investigation but has since reopened.
“Our thoughts continue to be with everybody affected by this tragic collision,” Chief Inspector Dean Drury said.
“We are working hard to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision and provide support for those who require it.”
If you saw what happened or have CCTV or dashcam footage, contact police online or by telephoning 101 quoting police log 69 of December 17.