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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Damon Wilkinson

The sea of flowers, football shirts and photos left at the scene of horror crash where two young men died

Flowers, football shirts and photos have been left at the scene of a horror crash in which two young men were killed. Harry Atkinson, 20, and Lewis Meeson, 21, died when the off road motorbike they were riding crashed with a Ford Kuga on High Barn Street in Royton, Oldham on Good Friday.

Following their deaths there's been a huge outpouring of grief in the town. Dozens of tributes, including Manchester United shirts and photographs of the friends have been left at the corner of Cardigan Street.

Yesterday (Sunday) Lewis and Harry's families paid tribute to their 'precious' and 'beloved' sons. Paying tribute to Harry, who worked as a plumber, his family said: "Words can't describe how it feels to lose our youngest child, Harry - our son - in such a tragic way. Our hearts are broken.

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