Newly released photographs show a road covered in potholes just days before a speeding car struck one and killed two teenagers.

The images show the road just days before a car carrying five teenagers careered off it and plunged into a river.

A total of 10 potholes at North Brink, near Wisbech, are shown tagged for repairs by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Declan Berry, 18, and Eden Bunn, 16, both died after Mr Berry's blue VW Polo, which was being driven at 90mph, entered the water on March 17.

placeholder image — Declan Berry, 18, and Eden Bunn, 16

A collision report prepared by police accident investigators stated Mr Berry, was driving when it hit a pothole, left the road and rolled several times.

The collision report blamed the car’s speed but said the road’s potholes, crumbling edges, undulating, and uneven surface also played a “more than than minimal” part in the crash.

The three surviving passengers said Mr Berry was driving fast and that the front-seat passenger told him to slow down moments before the crash after noting he was doing 90mph.

At an inquest into Ms Bunn's death earlier this year, coroner Elizabeth Gray said Cambridgeshire Highways had received 127 complaints about the road.

98 potholes were documented along North Brink, Cambridgeshire, during the days preceding the crash that caused the deaths of Declan Berry and Eden Bunn.

She added a survey four days before the crash found 98 potholes along North Brink.

One near the crash site measured a quarter of the road’s width.

The road was due to be repaired within 21 days, but the crash happened first.

Highway workers filled the potholes the next day while the road was closed due to the incident.

Images from the North Brink, near Wisbech show potholes tagged for repairs by Cambridgeshire County Council.

A council spokesperson said: "Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families and friends of Declan Berry and Eden Bunn and all of those affected.

"We are aware of the coroner's findings that the condition of the road more than minimally contributed to the collision.

"Safety is our primary concern. We carefully prioritise our maintenance resources across the 4,500km of our road network.

"The most urgent defects are made safe within two hours and fully repaired within five days."

At the inquest in September, Ms Gray recorded a conclusion that Eden died in a road traffic accident, stating excessive speed was the main cause of the crash, and that the poor road surface had made more than a "minimal contribution" to the crash.