Unclear whether alcohol played a role in New Year’s Eve accident that killed Frankie Bowyer and Jamie Thomas Walker and left two others seriously injured (UPDATE)

Update: 1/1/11

George Forester, the 17-year-old who was in the New Year’s Eve accident where two of his friends died, succumbed to his injuries earlier today.

Original story

Two British teenagers were killed and two others were injured early this morning when their vehicle crashed into a tree in Wiltshire, England.

A fifth person is said to have walked away with little to no injuries.

Police say the accident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Friday on A342 in the village of Rowde.

According to the police report, Frankie Bowyer, 16; Jamie Thomas Walker, 17; George Forrester, 17; Jack Williamson, 17; and a fifth person, who has not been identified, were traveling on the highway near the entrance to Rowdeford School, when the driver lost control of his red Renault Clio and crashed into a tree.

Frankie Bowyer, of Chippenham, was pronounced dead at the scene, and Jamie Thomas Walker, also of Chippenham, was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Both George Forrester and Jack Williamson underwent emergency surgeries.  An update on their condition was not available at press time.

Authorities have not identified the driver of the vehicle but reports say he is alive and is currently at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, where his condition is described as “very serious,” while other s say he was the person who walked away unscathed.