By james art An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the fatal bike crash which claimed the life of a County Durham teenager.
Tony Hedley, known as TJ, died following a collision with a taxi on Saturday, October 5 at around 8pm.
Flowers were left where the 16-year-old boy died as the community mourned his death.
(Image: Gavin Havery)
A second boy, also aged 16, was seriously injured in the incident on Park Road in South Moor, Stanley.
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The inquest was opened at Crook Civic Center on Monday by Durham County Coroner Jeremy Chipperfield.
Durham Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit via their email [email protected] or 101 quoting incident number 347 of October 5.