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Kingswinford crash: Tribute to 16-year-old killed in crash

News imageWest Midlands Police Lucy TibbettsWest Midlands Police
Lucy Tibbetts's mother said her daughter was a "beautiful baby" and an "inspiration"

Tributes have been paid to a teenage girl who died when the car she was in hit a tree.

Lucy Tibbetts, 16, was killed in the crash on Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, Dudley, on Tuesday, along with driver Joshua Parkes, 21, and another 16-year-old girl.

Lucy's mother said: "You were an inspiration Lulu, you made us smile when you yourself found it so hard to.

"Not just a daughter, a true friend."

West Midlands Police said an 18-year-old man hurt in the crash remains in a critical condition, while another 16-year-old girl was stable in hospital.

The force said officers had seen the car - a yellow Skoda Fabia - moments before, but it had not been pursued nor the occupants spoken to.

News imagePA Media People at the scene of the fatal crash on Bromley LanePA Media
Flowers and balloons were left as tributes at the scene of the crash
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