Boy, 15, dies after car crashes into river A teenage boy has died after a car he was riding in crashed into the River Nene in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Joe’s heartbroken family issued a statement reading: ‘We would like to say thank you to everyone for their kind words at this very sad time.’.
Joe Maddy, 15, died in hospital after Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue pulled him from the wreckage.
Tributes have been paid to the ‘much-loved’ teenager, with one person writing: ‘Absolutely awful, Joe seemed such a genuine and lovely lad.
The 18-year-old driver of the car was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving but was later bailed.
