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A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n“it’s a horrible thing to happen to him and his family”A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n
A teenage boy killed in a crash involving an e-bike earlier today (July 22) has been named as Devon Simmonds.<\/p>\n
The 15-year-old lost his life after police were called to reports of the collision on Rowrah Crescent in Middleton<\/a> shortly before midday.<\/p>\n Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. His family are being supported by officers, say GMP.<\/p>\n A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and and remains in custody for questioning. Furthermore, another 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of theft as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n One neighbour who knew the boy and his family well, told the Manchester Evening News: “This involves the family of my friend. When something like this happens you just try to keep out of the way because it’s a sad thing.”<\/p>\n Another resident who said they knew of the teenager said: “He was a top, top lad. Lived on this estate all his life and a lot of people knew him.<\/p>\n “He was very respectable, obviously it’s a horrible thing to happen to him and his family.”<\/p>\n Officers are working to establish the full circumstances of the incident and are investigating allegations of a theft in the events leading up to the collision.<\/p>\n