Best friends, 20, killed in crash as they drove home from Christmas shopping trip as families left ‘truly devastated’
TWO best friends were killed in a horror smash on their way home from a Christmas shopping trip.
Lifelong pals Ellie Crossley and Rebecca Doughty, both 20, had been buying gifts for their friends and families when the crash happened near Mollington, Chester.
Police say that Ellie and Becca had been driving home to Flintshire, North Wales in a silver Citroen on November 25.
Officers are now investigating the crash on the A5117 after their vehicle collided with a blue BMW at around 9.28pm.
Paying tribute to the two pals their families said in a joint statement: "Ellie Crossley, from Holywell, and Rebecca Doughty, of Connah's Quay, were lifelong friends.
"The girls, both aged 20, were travelling home from a Christmas shopping trip when they were tragically involved in a fatal road traffic collision.
"Both families, and their friends, have been left truly devastated by this tragic event and will sadly miss them.
"Close friends for their short lives, they will be in our hearts forever."
Detectives are now appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the collision which closed the road for several hours.
A man, 28, who was the driver of the BMW had to be removed from his car by firefighters and was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.