Teenager dies after farm bike crashes in field
The family of a teenager who died after his farm buggy crashed in a field have paid tribute to their “beautiful, kind and lovely boy”.
Lancashire Police said its officers were called to Extwistle Road in Worsthorne at 12.41am on Saturday following reports a Polaris Ranger farm bike had left the carriageway and crashed in a field.
When police arrived at the scene they found 16-year-old Hector Eccles. He did not survive his injuries.
His passenger a 17-year-old man from Burnley was not seriously injured.
Sgt Martin Wilcock, from our Road Policing Unit, said: “This collision has resulted in a teenager losing his life and my thoughts remain with Hector’s loved ones at this difficult time.
“Having carried out extensive work to establish the circumstances of what led to the collision, we are satisfied that this is no longer a criminal investigation and we are now carrying out enquiries on behalf of the Coroner. With that in mind, I would ask any witnesses or anyone with dashcam covering the area around that time to contact the police.
“A family is grieving and I would ask the public – particularly those on social media – not to engage in any unhelpful, unnecessary and hurtful speculation.”
