Overview

• Gloucestershire Police said Harley Pearce was pronounced dead at the scene on Old Birdlip Hill in Witcombe after emergency calls at about 2:30pm on 16 October.
• His family issued a tribute through police calling him “a golden boy with an infectious smile” and requested privacy as they grieve.
• Officers are seeking dashcam footage and witness accounts to help determine the circumstances of the fatal crash.
• Some reports cite a possible tyre blow-out causing a loss of control, a detail that has not been verified by investigators.
• Clubs including Nottingham Forest and Manchester City shared condolences, while tributes noted Harley’s agricultural work around the Wiltshire–Gloucestershire border and his home near Marlborough.