Teenager charged with multiple offences in connection with fatal Derbyshire crash

Two women died in the collision and two other people suffered serious injuries.

A teenager has been charged with multiple offences in connection with a fatal crash in Derbyshire.

The collision, involving a Vauxhall Meriva and a Suzuki Alto, occurred along Common Lane in Pleasley on November 27 2025.

Amie Pearson, 26, who was driving the Suzuki, and her passenger, Chelsea Carlisle, 29, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other people – a child who was a passenger in the Suzuki and a passenger in the Vauxhall - also suffered serious injuries.

Emmanuel Chinyanga has now been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, two counts of causing death by driving while unlicensed, and two counts of causing death by driving while uninsured.

The 19-year-old, of Cricklewood Road, Derby, is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on November 19.

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