A 15-year-old boy has died after crashing an electrical bike right into a parked ambulance – having earlier been adopted by police – as heartbreaking tributes are left on the scene.
Saul Cookson was rushed to hospital after emergency companies rushed to the incident in Langworthy Highway, Salford, this afternoon, however died a short while later.
His dad and mom attended the scene yesterday night as ‘devastated’ mates and native residents paid tribute to {the teenager}.
Site visitors officers started following the boy alongside Fitzwarren Road onto Decrease Seedley Highway at round 2pm, police have stated, however they have been prevented from following him additional by a collection of bollards. The deadly collision then took with the ambulance ‘a short while later’.
Better Manchester Police has referred the incident to the Unbiased Workplace for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is now main the investigation into the deadly collision.
Saul Cookson (pictured) died a short while after being rushed to hospital when emergency companies rushed to the incident in Langworthy Highway, Salford, this afternoon
{The teenager} is known to have crashed into an ambulance a short while after being adopted by police
A 15-year-old boy using an electrical bike in Manchester has died having smashed right into a parked ambulance after being adopted by police
An enormous emergency companies response was launched following the incident on Langworthy Highway, Salford, this afternoon
His cousin Jack Pennington posted {a photograph} of Saul alongside a poignant tribute on Instagram final night time.
He stated: ‘Everybody who knew Saul knew he was the nicest lad about, had an excellent coronary heart, well mannered and have u like no tomorrow.
‘Can’t consider I’m penning this, no different phrase describes it aside from shock. Don’t really feel actual within the slightest top-of-the-line lads you can meet and I really feel fortunate to have known as u my cousin.
‘Had some good occasions rising up me u r tom n Jacob n I can’t consider that’s simply it. Exhibits wat a merciless world we’re residing in. Miss u without end my brother. Can’t say goodbye simply so long my mate love you RIP Saul my brother’
Floral tributes have been additionally left close to the scene this night, with one studying: ‘Saul. You’ll at all times have a particular place in my coronary heart. I like you masses my dude.’
One other stated: ‘Saul gone however by no means forgotten. RIP I like you at all times preserve smiling your cheeky smile.’
A cardboard signal had additionally been left tied to a fence, which learn: ‘Children on bikes don’t kill.’
An ambulance with a shattered windscreen was pictured inside a police cordon erected across the scene of the incident this afternoon.
An ‘RIP Saul’ tribute message sprayed onto a wall near the scene of the deadly crash earlier at the moment
Site visitors officers had been making an attempt to comply with the boy since 2pm however had been prevented from doing so by bollards
Floral tributes have been left close to a police cordon that has been erected across the scene of the crash
A Better Manchester Police spokesman stated: ‘At round 2pm at the moment, GMP site visitors officers started following a boy using an e-bike alongside Fitzwarren Road in Salford, onto Decrease Seedley Highway. Bollards prevented the police automobile from persevering with to comply with the e-bike.
‘A short while later a street site visitors collision occurred between the e-bike and an ambulance on Langworthy Highway. The 15-year-old boy using the e-bike sadly died.
‘According to regular proceedings, the incident has been referred to IOPC who are actually main the investigation.
‘A cordon stays in place on Langworthy Highway. Our ideas are with the household and mates of the boy who tragically died.’
An IOPC spokesperson added: ‘We’re independently investigating the circumstances of a severe collision involving an e-bike and an ambulance in Salford on Thursday.
‘The rider of the bike, a 15-year-old boy, was taken to hospital the place he sadly died. Our ideas are together with his household and family members, in addition to all these affected by this tragedy.
The IOPC are investigating the incident and a cordon stays in place on Langworthy Highway
The incident has been referred to the IOPC, the police watchdog, which is now main the probe
‘We have been notified by Better Manchester Police as a result of truth a police automobile had been following the e-bike shortly earlier than the collision.
‘We now have despatched investigators to the scene of the collision, on the junction of Langworthy Highway and Decrease Seedley Highway, in addition to to the police post-incident procedures, to start gathering proof.
‘Our investigation is at a really early stage and we are going to present additional particulars as soon as we’re ready to take action.’
It comes after 15-year-old Harvey Evans and 16-year-old Kyrees Sullivan have been killed in an e-bike collision after being adopted by a police van in Cardiff final month.
Their deaths sparked riots within the disadvantaged council property as police initially dismissed claims the boys have been being chased by officers.
The households of the boys described them as ‘finest mates since they have been younger’ and revealed their deaths had left their hearts ‘actually damaged’.
