Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday, 13th September 2024, at 07:30hrs
Both funerals are set to take place today, Friday 13th September at Preston Cemetery.
Two teenagers who sadly lost their lives in a road traffic collision in Preston on Tuesday night have been named.
The driver 18-year-old Umar Mahmood and 16-year-old Adam Bodi both from Broadgate, Preston, was travelling in an Audi A3 Sport car along Chain Caul Way shortly before 11pm when it left the carriageway and collided with trees.
Both teens, along with a 17-year-old boy, were rushed to hospital with serious injuries. Umar and Adam sadly died from their injuries in hospital earlier this week. A 17-year-old remains in a serious but stable condition.
Lancashire Police continue to appeal for witnesses as part of their investigation into the collision.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said,
“Our thoughts are with their family and loved ones at this sad and distressing time.
At 10.55pm on Tuesday, the emergency services were called to Chain Caul Way, between Leeward Road and Nile Close, to a report of a collision.
Our officers found that an Audi A3 Sport which had been travelling in the direction of Lea, had left the carriageway and collided with trees by the roadside.
The 18-year-old man was the driver of the car, and the 16-year-old was a rear seat passenger.
A 17-year-old boy, who was a front seat passenger, suffered serious injuries and is in a stable condition in hospital.
They are all from Preston.
As we investigate the collision, we continue to appeal for witnesses and for CCTV and dashcam footage from the area around the time it happened.
Anyone who witnessed the collision, or had CCTV/dash cam footage from the Chain Caul Way area around the time it happened, please contact 101 – log 1538 of 10th September 2024 – or email SCIU@lancashire.police.uk
Adam Bodi was a former pupil at Penwortham Priory Academy and is described as a talented footballer, bright and popular with a great sense of humour.
In a statement released, the Principal of Penwortham Priory Academy wrote,
” With great sadness, we were informed yesterday that our former pupil, Adam Bodi, who had just left Priory this year and received his GCSEs in the summer, passed away following an accident.
We are, of course, extremely upset to hear this news, and the school sends its heartfelt condolences to all of Adam’s family and friends.
Adam was an amazing pupil, of whom we have nothing but fantastic memories. He was popular, bright, confident, and had a fantastic sense of humour alongside being a first-class footballer who had been part of our football team here at Priory for 5 years.
We know that the rest of his year group will be equally upset at losing one of their own.
Adam was a fantastic young man, and he, his family, and friends are very much in our thoughts and prayers.
In a further statement released, the principal of Penwortham Priory Academy said,
“We are again saddened as a school to hear the news that Umar Mahmood, who was in the same accident as Adam, and who left Priory 2 years ago, has also passed away.
Umar was a bright, studious and well-loved member of our school community. He had a passion for Geography as well as his cricket, playing for Priory’s school team and appearing in the BBC One documentary ‘Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams’.
It was a privilege for us here at Priory to know Umar. He was a young man who was always considerate to those around him and who showed ambition and kindness in all that he did.
It is of course with great sadness that we hear this news. We give our sincere condolences to all of Umar’s family and friends on behalf of the school, at what will be a very difficult time. They too, are in our thoughts and prayers today.
Both Umar and Adam’s funerals, according to the Preston Muslim Burial Society on X, will take place today, Friday 13th September, at Preston Cemetery at 3pm.
A spokesperson for Preston Muslim Burial Society said on X attendees are highly encouraged to walk or carshare to the Cemetery and to follow the instructions provided by volunteers.
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