Two 17-year-olds have died in a crash 13 kilometres east of Quesnel.
A statement from Quesnel R-C-M-P say the youths -- a male and female --died early Sunday morning.
Their vehicle veered off the Barkerville Highway and hit a tree.
Police haven't released the names of the teens or said who was driving, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
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