Teenager dies after car smashes into tree

By Shona Gossip and Alistair Beaton

Published: 19/02/2013

A teenager was killed and a pensioner seriously injured in two north-east road crashes just an hour apart.

The 18-year-old man, from Aberdeen, died after his car left a country road just outside the city and smashed into a tree.

It is believed the teen, who was alone in the car, lost control on a bend and a passing motorist raised the alarm after coming across the tragic scene.

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