Boy, 4, killed in Newark motorbike crash; driver charged with causing death

Robert Henry Steele, aged four, died after an off-road bike he was riding on struck a car in Newark. A 32-year-old man faces charges including causing death by dangerous driving.

Mother mourns four-year-old son killed in Newark collision

A four-year-old boy has died following a collision between an off-road motorbike and a car in Newark, The Independent reports. Nottinghamshire Police confirmed that Robert Henry Steele was pronounced dead at the scene on Churchill Drive on Sunday evening.

Brian Cameron, 32, of Chatsworth Road, Newark, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and causing death by driving while uninsured and unlicensed. Cameron appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and is due before Nottingham Crown Court on 30 September.

A 24-year-old man who was riding on the same bike as Robert Henry was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital.

Police said the bike had been travelling in convoy with a second motorbike, whose rider left the scene before officers arrived.

Robert Henry's mother, Tilly Robinson, paid tribute to her son in a statement released by police on Friday. "Robert Henry was my pride and joy and my heart will be forever broken," she said.

"Myself, his little brother, Ronny-Boy, and all our family will never forget Robert Henry and we will make sure his memory lives on in all that we do. He may have only had four precious years with us but he was such a big character, full of love, big smiles and cheeky charm."

Robinson also thanked those who attended the scene. "We would like to thank all the emergency services and members of the public present at the scene who helped my boy, Robert Henry," she said.

Source: The Independent