00:00It's a tragedy that has loomed large over Sunderland.
00:04Earlier this week, three teenagers lost their lives after a car entered the River Weir near Weirmouth Bridge.
00:11Police say two teenage boys and a teenage girl were recovered from the water
00:15after a major emergency operation involving police, ambulance crews, the Coast Guard, the RNLI and Tyne and Weir Fire and
00:24Rescue Service.
00:25A 17-year-old boy who reached safety was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-serious.
00:33He's been arrested in connection with the incident.
00:36Northumbria Police say four people were understood to have been in the black Audi A3
00:42when it entered the river near Pans Bank at around 1.30pm on Tuesday afternoon.
00:48Chief Superintendent Scott Cowie described the incident as truly tragic
00:53and said officers are supporting families, friends and others affected.
00:58Police say their investigation is at an early stage
01:01as they work to establish exactly how the car came to enter the water.
01:06The forces urged people not to speculate online or in the community
01:10warning that comments could have an impact on the families involved.
01:15Emergency crews focused their search and recovery operation
01:18on the river and surrounding banks close to Weirmouth Bridge.
01:21ふat this stage, police have not released further details about the events leading up to the incident.
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