Two men in court today following fatal Switchback crash

Thursday, 5 June 2014 00:00

Two men will appear before the Magistrates' Court today following the death a teenage girl in March.

The men, who are believed to be 18 and 19, have been charged with offences relating to the death of 14-year-old Lucia Porter.

She died after the car she was travelling in, along with seven others, crashed into a field off the Switchback Road.

The teenagers, who were originally arrested for causing death by dangerous driving, will appear at Douglas Courthouse.

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