Britons killed in Bolivia salt flat crash are named

Two 19-year-old British men killed in a car accident while travelling in Bolivia have been named as Freddie Mclennan and Joe Atkins.

A 22-year-old Bolivian, Alberto Barco, who had been driving, also died. A third British man was taken to hospital.

Mr Mclennan and Mr Atkins were former students of the 500-year-old Cranbrook School in Kent and had been travelling after finishing their A-levels.

The car is understood to have flipped over while being driven on Bolivia’s famous Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat.

Bolivian authorities said a further three people had been involved in the accident on Sunday.