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Hundreds pay final respects to teenager killed in Cuckoo Hill car crash
MORE than 300 mourners gathered to pay their final respects to a fun-loving teenager described as 'everyone's best friend'.
James Whybrow, 18, was killed in a head-on collision on May 29 when the car he was a passenger in hit another oncoming vehicle in Cuckoo Hill, on the north-eastern boundary of the Hillingdon border.
His funeral was held at St Edmund the King Church, in Pinner Road, Northwood Hills, before he was buried at Northwood Cemetery in Chestnut Avenue on Saturday (19).
The popular former Haydon student, a keen BMX rider, was given a fitting send off in a Volkswagen Beetle camper van converted into a hearse, topped with his own bike.
Two stretch-convertible Beetles, in tribute to James' love of custom vehicles, and a 50-strong convoy of James' BMX rider friends followed behind.
Later on that evening, friends held a barbecue in James' honour at the family home in Pinner Green.
James' father, Trevor Whybrow, said: "James was so young and full of life, and very well liked, with a massive following of friends.
"A tremendous number of people attended his funeral, with one person even coming from Australia, which we never expected.
"Everyone said the service was absolutely wonderful for a young person, which we were very pleased about - we couldn't have wished to give him a better send off.
"We would like to thank everyone for giving us so much support."
Writing on a Facebook page set up in tribute to James, which now has more than 600 members, friend Andrew May said: "What a great send off for you today Jim. Everything was perfect, specially the Camper and the stretched Beetles.
"Your family planned the funeral so well, they got what you would have wanted spot on, you should be proud of them, just as proud as they are of you.
"Rest in peace buddy, you'll be forever loved."
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I attended the funeral it was so beautiful. The funeral was jim down to the bone
Rip taken so young
sleep tight buddy! X