Heartbreak in Feltham: families mourn teens lost in car-bus collision
The first photos of the teenage victims of a bus and car crash in west London have been released.
Harley Woods, 18, Star Tomkins, 17, and Jimmy Savory, 17, were driving when their Mercedes hit a single-decker bus outside Feltham Young Offenders Institution just after midnight on April 1.
Friends and family have paid tribute to the three victims who were declared dead at the scene.
In a statement, Harley’s family said: ‘We as a family are completely devastated by the loss of Harley. We ask if we can be left in peace to grieve and find a way through this.’
A fundraiser for Star’s funeral costs said: ‘She was a beloved daughter, sister granddaughter, niece and best friend. She had a heart of gold and be deeply missed by many.’
Lisa, mum of victim Jimmy, put a post on Facebook remembering her ‘darling’ boy.
Star Tompkins’ family is raising money for her funeral (Picture: UKNIP)
Harley Woods was a passenger in the car (Picture: UKNIP)
Victim Jimmy Savory was just 17 (Picture: UKNIP)
The H26 bus was heading towards Hatton Cross at the time of the incident that happened on the brow of a railway bridge.
Another girl in the car survived the crash, and a friend of one of the boys who died told Metro last week: ‘He was a lovely guy, he would give you anything he had. He was generous and hardworking. He lived close to where the crash was. He must have been going home.
‘His family are heartbroken, absolutely devastated. When the mother lays the table for dinner there will be one less place. It’s terrible.
A witness, Nero Verbickas, 45, said: ‘We heard a boom like a bomb then I saw a fire. There were people screaming
‘It was terrible. The police told me a woman was driving the car.’
Jessica Fell-Hicks, 22 said she saw the bus on fire and the front ‘exploded’ in the blaze: ‘The bus was smoking with ambulances and police everywhere. The front of the bus exploded it was like a fireball.
‘There’s accidents all the time. We saw a motorcyclist fire there recently.’
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