Personal Injury Yorkshire
A teenager died after a deer ran into his path as he cycled along a country lane with friends.
Ben Madden, 15, was thrown to the ground and suffered head injuries when the animal leapt out and collided with his front wheel in Elloughton Dale, East Yorkshire. The deer then ran off.
The teenager was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary where he died on Sunday after being in a coma for four days.
Friends who were cycling with him revealed the teenager was not wearing his cycling helmet at the time of the accident.
The keen sportsman lived with father Darren, 45, mother Kate, 45, and sister Evie, 14, in Brough, two miles from the scene of the accident.
Tributes have been pouring in for the popular schoolboy, who attended South Hunsley School in Brough, East Yorkshire, and was a keen footballer.
A Facebook page set up in his memory has attracted more than 2,500 members.
Family member Danielle Madden wrote: 'RIP Ben. I will never forget you.
'The family won't be the same without you. You are always in my heart and I am always thinking of you.'
School friends of the teenager also posted a string of emotional messages online.
Cobi Arnett, one of Ben's best friends, said: 'Mate, I really miss you and will always be here to remember you and all the memories we have had.
'Reading through our texts has made me so happy to know you were always there for me.
'Thank you for our memories, they will live on for ever.'
Josh Shafei said: 'I remember the first day I started Welton in year 4 and you welcomed me straight away.
'I remember when we used to get in moods when we weren't on each other's side for football and when we used to make up nicknames for each other.
'I will miss you forever, you weren't just a friend, you were a brother and I will never, ever forget you.'
Sophie Brown said: 'Miss you so much already Ben. You never failed to make me smile and our little mischievous times were so funny.'
Becky Hirst said: 'You were a great friend to many and an all round lovely guy. You will never be forgotten and will always be in our hearts.'
Beth Eyre added: 'It's not fair how the worst things happen to the best people. I promise you will never be forgotten.'
Humberside Police confirmed Ben died at Hull Royal Infirmary after spending time in a coma.
A spokesman added: 'Humberside Police were called by the Ambulance Service at 2.10pm on Tuesday, July 26, reporting a 15-year-old boy who had fallen from his bike, sustaining serious head injuries.
'It is believed the boy was cycling down Elloughton Dale and fell from his bike after a collision with a deer.
'The boy was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary for treatment but sadly died from his injuries in the early hours of Sunday.'
Friends now want to organise a memorial event at Swanland Park in Swanland, East Yorks, later this month, where Chinese lanterns will be released into the air to honour the schoolboy.
source: dailymail.co.uk
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