Football club 'devastated' by fan's crash death

A football club said it was "devastated" to learn of the death of one of its avid fans and trainees — a 13-year-old boy killed in a road 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 seriously injured.

Noah was a keen Luton Town supporter and the club posted a moving tribute on Facebook saying he died "hours after watching the Hatters' win over Peterborough on Friday", adding its thoughts were with his family and friends.

Jamie Fountain, 24, and Ellie Ireland, 23, appeared in court in Luton on Monday charged with multiple offences following the crash.

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

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

"While football was his favourite sport — playing for many local teams — he was a gifted all-rounder who excelled in rugby, cricket, and athletics," they added.

Noah frequently went to Luton matches with his dad, and the club wrote: "We were devastated to learn over the weekend of the tragic death of 13-year-old Noah Campbell.

"The thoughts of all at Luton Town are with Noah's family and friends at such an awful time.

"Noah was a talented footballer who spent time training in our development centre as a youngster, and was a regular at Kenilworth Road supporting the Town with his dad."

The club said there would be "a minute's applause in the 13th minute of Sunday's Vertu Trophy final at Wembley, a match Noah was due to attend, as tribute to a life taken far too soon".

"Fly high and rest in peace, Noah," the club added.

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