Monday, September 18, 2006

Teenager killed in crash was local lad.

The teenage moped rider who died last night on Broadgate Lane had just popped to the shop to get some food for his father who had just been released from hospital, according to the peterborough evening telegraph

Brendan Jepson was killed and police arrested a 63-year-old local man at the scene.

Brendan's dad Melvin who lives in Broadgate Lane, said his son rode his moped the few yards to Sam's store on Rycroft Avenue to buy a packet of cereal.

Brendan is the youngest of three brothers. One of his brothers was in Sam's when he heard the accident and ran to stay with Brendan until the ambulance arrived.

Police were today appealing for witnesses to the collision to come forward.

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