A TEENAGE driver and his child passenger who died in crash on the A36 on Monday have been identified.

The driver was Jackson Steven Watters, aged 17, and the passenger was 12-year-old Millie Crouch, both from Salisbury.

The youngsters were killed when their Ford Fiesta collided with a Mercedes Sprinter van near the junction with the A303 at Steeple Langford at 3.25pm.

The van driver, a 45-year-old man from Southampton, suffered relatively minor injuries and was treated at Salisbury District Hospital.

The road was closed for six hours while investigators examined the scene.

The investigation into the collision is ongoing.

Witnesses are asked to contact police on 101.