Four family members from the UK have died in a car crash whilst on holiday in Portugal, authorities have said. Loading audio...

Domingos Serrano, 55, Maria Serrano, 51, and their twin sons Domingos and Afonso, both 20, died when their hire car collided with another vehicle on a main road in Castro Verde.

It is believed that the 19-year-old girlfriend of one of the twins, who was travelling with the family, and a Portuguese man driving the other vehicle have also died.

The Serrano family are believed to have lived in Thetford, Norwich, but Domingos and Maria are originally from the Mourao region.

The Mourao authorities have declared two days of mourning.

In a statement, they said: "In the car there were four occupants, of Mouranese nature, and a young woman with affinity to the family

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