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| Leeds crash: Horsforth inquiry continues after four men died | Leeds crash: Horsforth inquiry continues after four men died |
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| Police have released the identities of four young men who were killed in a car crash after leaving a party. | Police have released the identities of four young men who were killed in a car crash after leaving a party. |
| Caelan Megson, 21, Brandon Frew, 19, Declan Grove, 19, and Matt Walshaw, 18 died at the scene on the Leeds outer ring road when their car collided with a taxi in the early hours of Saturday. | Caelan Megson, 21, Brandon Frew, 19, Declan Grove, 19, and Matt Walshaw, 18 died at the scene on the Leeds outer ring road when their car collided with a taxi in the early hours of Saturday. |
| They all came from the Horsforth area of the city. | They all came from the Horsforth area of the city. |
| Two girls, aged 16 and 17, were also in the car and were taken to hospital. The Uber taxi driver was also hurt. | Two girls, aged 16 and 17, were also in the car and were taken to hospital. The Uber taxi driver was also hurt. |
| The four men had all attended Horsforth School. Its headteacher Paul Bell said everybody was "shocked and hugely saddened" by the deaths. | |
| "We will be coming together as a school on Monday morning to deal with this awful situation together and will offer all our pupils and staff all the help and support they need at this time." | |
| Friends have paid tribute on Caelan Megson's Facebook page. | |
| Reece Milton said he had know Mr Megson since reception class. He described his death as "A shock to the system". | |
| The Reverend Nigel Sinclair rector at St Margaret's Church in Horsforth has invited people to pay tribute at the church. | The Reverend Nigel Sinclair rector at St Margaret's Church in Horsforth has invited people to pay tribute at the church. |
| "My heart always bleeds when I see those roadside memorials," he said. | "My heart always bleeds when I see those roadside memorials," he said. |
| He said he had opened the church to offer people "somewhere else to come where there's not that association. | He said he had opened the church to offer people "somewhere else to come where there's not that association. |
| "Where they can think about the young men's lives, the good things of their lives and just spend some time together in peace." | "Where they can think about the young men's lives, the good things of their lives and just spend some time together in peace." |
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| Among those paying tribute at the church was Seda Yalcin, who was the first person on the scene of the crash. | Among those paying tribute at the church was Seda Yalcin, who was the first person on the scene of the crash. |
| "It still so sad," she said. | "It still so sad," she said. |
| "I can't even look at the road now." | "I can't even look at the road now." |
| West Yorkshire Police said the injured 16-year-old girl remained in a "serious but stable" condition and the 17-year-old's injuries were not considered to be life threatening. | West Yorkshire Police said the injured 16-year-old girl remained in a "serious but stable" condition and the 17-year-old's injuries were not considered to be life threatening. |
| The driver of the taxi, a 42-year-old man from Bradford, remains in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. | The driver of the taxi, a 42-year-old man from Bradford, remains in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. |
| The collision took place at about 02:40 BST on Saturday. | The collision took place at about 02:40 BST on Saturday. |
| Sgt Fiona Hoodless said: "We believe the people that were travelling in the Leon had left a party at a house in the area shortly before the collision." | Sgt Fiona Hoodless said: "We believe the people that were travelling in the Leon had left a party at a house in the area shortly before the collision." |
| Police want to hear from anyone who was at the party or who may have information that could help the investigation. | Police want to hear from anyone who was at the party or who may have information that could help the investigation. |