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Twin teenage brothers killed in bobsleigh crash in Canada

Six other teenage boys injured in after-hours visit to Canada Olympic Park

A tarp covers the intersection of the bobsled and luge tracks at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Canada, on Saturday. Photograph: Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press/AP
A tarp covers the intersection of the bobsled and luge tracks at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Canada, on Saturday. Photograph: Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press/AP
Mon Feb 08 2016 - 07:53

Twin teenage brothers have died during an after-hours visit to a luge-bobsleigh track in Canada on Saturday.

Jordan and Evan Caldwell (17) were killed and six other male teenagers were injured early on Saturday while using a personal toboggan to go down the bobsleigh track at Canada Olympic Park.

They hit a large gate used to separate the luge and bobsleigh tracks in Calgary.

In a statement published by the Calgary Police Service on Facebook, the boys' family said their deaths leave "a huge void".

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They have been remembered as dynamic members of their communities, with prayers continuing for other boys who were hurt in the crash.

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