TWO drivers killed in a road crash have been named.
Gwyn Price, 29, of Half Moon Street, Stakeford, Northumberland, and 22-year-old Andrew Moore, of Melmerby Close, Newcastle, died instantly following a head-on collision on the Great North Road, in Newcastle.
A police spokesman said: "Both families have been left devastated by their losses."
It is thought Mr Moore's Renault Clio may have made contact with a stolen silver-blue Jaguar, before crossing the carriageway into the path of Mr Price's Vauxhall Zafira.
Three men were arrested in connection with the crash, which caused traffic chaos in the city on Wednesday.
Two have been released on police bail, while the third remains in custody helping police with their inquiries.
Witnesses are asked to call accident investigators on 0191-221 8716.
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