Overview

• Chris Brown, a Hells Angels member and father of two, died on April 10, 2025, three days after a collision with a van in Wallsend while riding his Harley Davidson home from work.
• On May 10, over a thousand motorbikes joined his funeral cortege from Northumberland to South Shields Crematorium, with attendees traveling from across Europe and beyond.
• The scale of the procession temporarily halted traffic through the Tyne Tunnel, reflecting the widespread respect and admiration for Brown within the biker community.
• Brown, described by his wife Stacey as a devoted family man and the life of the party, had been riding motorcycles since childhood and worked as a supervisor at Smulders in Wallsend.
• Northumbria Police continue to investigate the crash and have appealed for witnesses, while Stacey Brown has launched a charity fundraising challenge in her husband’s memory, raising over £16,500 so far.