Overview

• The crash occurred in April 2023 on the B4035 Campden Road between Chipping Campden and Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire.
• Edward Spencer, who had passed his driving test only five weeks earlier, lost control of his car, causing a collision with another vehicle.
• Three teenage passengers—Harry Purcell (17), Tilly Seccombe (16), and Frank Wormald (16)—died from injuries sustained in the crash.
• A woman and two children in the other car suffered life-changing injuries and are still receiving treatment.
• Spencer pleaded guilty to six charges, including causing death and serious injury by careless driving, and will be sentenced on April 28, 2025.