Teenage tragedy

My 17yr old grandson is learning to drive. All his friends are older and are already driving.
It’s obvious that he’s picking up his friends bad habits and not following his mothers ( and grandmothers 😉) excellent driving.

This news has me in tears. What a sad loss of four young lives. Their families must be devastated. My thoughts are with them all.

This is so tragic, I know they can legally drive at 17, but these situations always seem to happen when there is a group of them in a car , inexperience of getting out of a situation that then spirals out of their control.

Such a dreadful tragedy.
I’m sure we can all remember the fear we all felt when our own offspring learnt to drive and set off unaccompanied.
Now at our age we are going through the same fear with our grandchildren.
It never ends.

It would be good if there was a probationary period after passing your test during which the speed at which you can drive is limited and you are unable to carry passengers - but very difficult to enforce especially in rural areas where police are rare as hens’ teeth. We’ve all been young, we’ve all wanted to show off - I’m not saying that’s what this young man did, but it’s human nature.

Terribly sad. A similar accident happened close to us 20+ years ago now. Four school friends popped out of school for a lunchtime drive and rolled the car. I have always thought there is a strong case for not allowing young drivers to carry passengers.

So sad for these boys and their families. My heart goes out to them.

This is tragic. Those poor young boys and their poor families.

A tragedy. Young lives wasted and devastating for their families. Our granddaughter is the same age. Recently passed her test and has a car. What can happen, to any of us, is terrifying.

Very sad, such a tragic loss of young lives.
Like MayBee’s, my eldest grandson is learning to drive and is one of the youngest in his year. It makes me anxious.

Absolutely heartbreaking, far too young to die RIP 💐💐💐💐

Those winding little roads are not for inexperienced young drivers. They are narrow and often have a sheer drop down to a river or stream. I've driven on them many times, and you will come off the road unless you concentrate and keep your speed down. It is absolutely heartbreaking to think of those four young souls all passing on at the same time.

How terribly sad. What awful heartbreak for the families.

A terrible tragedy, such a waste of young lives.

I’ve been following it on mumsnet. My eldest grandson will be learning to drive soon and, being one of the youngest in his year it means that his friends are now driving so it’s something that has been on my mind for a while. My heart goes out to their families and also the police and emergency services.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67485456

Same age as my grandson- really brings it all 'home'. What did they die off?

So shocking such a waste of young lives. Those poor families!