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| Oldham crash: Tribute to 'golden boy' Trent Warburton | Oldham crash: Tribute to 'golden boy' Trent Warburton |
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| The family of a teenage cyclist killed by a suspected drink-driver have paid tribute to their "blue-eyed golden boy". | The family of a teenage cyclist killed by a suspected drink-driver have paid tribute to their "blue-eyed golden boy". |
| Trent Warburton, 17, was hit by a Vauxhall Insignia as he rode a bike with a second man, aged 19, in Oldham. | Trent Warburton, 17, was hit by a Vauxhall Insignia as he rode a bike with a second man, aged 19, in Oldham. |
| Shortly after the collision, at 02:55 GMT on Saturday, the same car crashed with a taxi. | Shortly after the collision, at 02:55 GMT on Saturday, the same car crashed with a taxi. |
| A 27-year-old man, questioned on suspicion of dangerous driving and drink-driving, has been bailed. | A 27-year-old man, questioned on suspicion of dangerous driving and drink-driving, has been bailed. |
| The teenager's parents said: "Our son was our blue-eyed golden boy with his cheeky smile that got him away with almost anything with his mum. | The teenager's parents said: "Our son was our blue-eyed golden boy with his cheeky smile that got him away with almost anything with his mum. |
| "He was his dad's right-hand man and his best friend. | "He was his dad's right-hand man and his best friend. |
| "He was a polite, well-respected young man who has touched the lives of many people in Oldham and the love we have felt from the Oldham community has been very heartwarming. | "He was a polite, well-respected young man who has touched the lives of many people in Oldham and the love we have felt from the Oldham community has been very heartwarming. |
| "We have to live with this loss for the rest of our lives. | "We have to live with this loss for the rest of our lives. |
| "It's left us all as a family truly devastated and our lives will never be the same again." | "It's left us all as a family truly devastated and our lives will never be the same again." |
| The 19-year-old who was with him remains in hospital in a critical condition. | The 19-year-old who was with him remains in hospital in a critical condition. |
| Greater Manchester Police urged anyone who saw the collision on Oldham Road to contact the force. | Greater Manchester Police urged anyone who saw the collision on Oldham Road to contact the force. |
| Insp Danny Byrne said: "This was a horrific set of events that tragically took the life of a teenager and has left another fighting for his life and we are doing all we can to support their families at this unimaginably difficult time." | Insp Danny Byrne said: "This was a horrific set of events that tragically took the life of a teenager and has left another fighting for his life and we are doing all we can to support their families at this unimaginably difficult time." |