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DUMFRIES and Galloway police have posted a tweet advising young drivers to watch a terrifying video which captures the final moments of two young men before they died in a car crash.

Kyle Careford, 20, and his friend Michael Owen before they were killed when their car crashed into a church wall.

The tweet, which reads 'Watch this video. Might save your lives', shows a video of the two young men filmed from inside their Renault Clio as they sped along dark country lanes.

Micheal appears to be navigating his friend - repeatedly shouting out "slow down, slow down" and "come on, come on".

As they drive along a residential street , Michael appears to be concerned at the speed,shouting: "Slow down Bruv, we are doing 90".

Tragically, seconds later the camera goes dark and the sounds of the crash in the quiet village of Rotherfield, just outside Crowborough, East Sussex, can be heard.

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The car then smashed into a church's stone wall and rolled over a number of times. The muffled sound of a woman shouting "can you hear me" and "is anyone alive" can then be heard.

Both men - from Tunbridge Wells in Kent - were declared dead at the scene. Their families have now released this heartbreaking footage in a warning to other young drivers.

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Speaking after an inquest in to their deaths, Michael's mother Kat said: "If all this stops one person from making the same mistake, then some good has come from showing this video.

"I'm hoping it will have an impact on young people and make them see that a bit of fun can have such devastating consequences."