Couple in court after boy, 13, dies in crash

A couple have appeared in court after a 13-year-old boy died in a crash.

Noah Campbell died in a collision between a car, a bike and a scooter in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, at 23:50 BST on Friday. Two other teenage boys were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Jamie Fountain, 24, and Ellie Ireland, 23, appeared before magistrates in Luton charged with multiple offences between them following the crash.

They were both remanded in custody and will next appear at Luton Crown Court on 5 May.

Fountain, of Fir Tree Close, Flitwick, was charged with causing death by careless driving and causing death by careless driving while over the legal limit for alcohol and drugs.

He was also charged with two counts of causing serious injury by careless driving, failing to stop at the scene of an accident, failing to report an accident and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Ireland, of Wingate Drive, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, was charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

The court heard Fountain, a groundworker, had been driving a BMW at the time of the crash.

Ireland, his girlfriend, who works as an EasyJet cabin crew member, was the passenger.

Family members for Noah as well as for both defendants were present in the court.

Of the two other boys injured, one remained in hospital in a serious condition, police said on Sunday.

In a tribute to Noah issued via police, his family described him as a "fun, bright, handsome, athletic" boy who was "incredibly well-liked".

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