Family tributes to crash couple

The accident happened on a tight bend near Bovington Camp

The families of a young couple who died in a crash in Dorset have paid tribute to the teenagers.

Aimee Louise Mead, 18, and Simon James Harley, 19, died when their car was in a head-on collision with a mini-bus at Tout Hill near Wareham on Thursday.

Their families said the couple, from Wiltshire, had been on holiday when their lives were "cruelly cut short".

Miss Mead lived in Melksham but grew up in the Fishponds area of Bristol, and Mr Harley was from Chippenham.

'Tragically taken'

In a statement, Miss Mead's family said: "Aimee loved life and lived it to the full.

"Aimee met Simon through one of her friends she worked with in McDonald's in Melksham and they soon became inseparable.

"She had never been happier and they were on a well-deserved holiday in Dorset having a great time in each other's company when they were tragically taken from us.

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"She was a wonderful daughter and sister, and she touched many people's hearts."

Mr Harley was a keen footballer who played for Chippenham Town Rangers and Westinghouse Youth and enjoyed skateboarding.

He was a factory worker for Avon Automotive in Chippenham.

Mr Harley's family said: "He loved his dance and gangsta music, his Renault 5 GT Turbo, his family, friends and Aimee.

His life has been tragically and cruelly cut short but his memory will live long.

"He will be missed so very much by all who knew and loved him."