Police are investigating a double fatal road tragedy, which is believed to have involved two people from the Whitland area.

At around 4.25 pm on Tuesday, a five-vehicle road traffic collision occurred on the A40 between Dryslwyn and Llandeilo involving a silver Vauxhall Meriva, a blue Peugeot 307, a grey Mazda motor caravan and a HGV and a DAF lorry.

The silver Vauxhall sustained high impact damage from the other vehicles.

As a result, both driver and passenger of the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen the collision or were travelling on the particular stretch of road at the relevant time to contact Carmarthenshire Roads Policing Unit on 101.

At the time of going to press yesterday (Thursday), the two victims had still not been named.