Hundreds remember North Wales crash teens at vigil

Hundreds attended the vigil in Shrewsbury and held a two-minute silence

Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in memory of four teenagers who died in a car crash in north Wales.

Lifelong friends Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett, and Hugo Morris, from Shrewsbury, were found on Tuesday in the partially submerged vehicle.

About 400 people were at the event on the town square in Shrewsbury on Sunday where a two-minute silence was held, the Shropshire Star reported.

Close friends of the four boys gathered with others affected by their deaths, it added.

Candles and flowers were laid in the middle of the square.

Staff at the nearby Salopian Bar and Garden paused performances by bands at 19:00 GMT on Sunday to also hold a two-minute silence.

Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris were found in an overturned, partially submerged car in Gwynedd

The town's square had been due to hold Shrewsbury's Christmas lights switch-on last week but it was cancelled by the council after the boys' deaths.

On Saturday, a minute's applause was held ahead of Shrewsbury Town's match with Port Vale to remember the teenagers who went missing following a camping trip.

Candles were lit at the vigil at the town's square in Shrewsbury

The teenagers were found in a silver Ford Fiesta, which was on its roof and appeared to have left the road on the A4085 in Garreg, near Tremadog, Gwynedd.

On Wednesday, Supt Owain Llewellyn of North Wales Police said the crash appeared to have been a "a tragic accident".

Harvey's mother, Crystal, described her son as the "most precious soul" who was a "unique and special person".

"I can't accept that I won't be able to hold him again or tell him I love him again," she said, in a statement issued through the police force.

More than £19,000 has been raised through an online fundraiser set up to support the boys' families.

Elsewhere, staff and customers rallied to support a bakery owned by Mrs Owen after an appeal on Thursday by staff.

By Sunday, they posted on Facebook they were sold out of cakes and were "truly overwhelmed and forever grateful" at the response.

The Bishop of Shrewsbury, the Right Reverend Sarah Bullock, said the whole town's community was in mourning.

"We cannot imagine the great sadness and shock for the families that are dealing with this at this time," she added.