Council apologises for racing film shoot on road where girl died

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 17:38 · Archive

Buckinghamshire Council apologised for allowing a racing film shoot on the road where 15-year-old Lexi Catlin died in a crash.

Buckinghamshire Council has apologised after approving a racing scene to be filmed on Amersham Road in Beaconsfield, the road where Lexi Jennifer Catlin, 15, died in a motorcycle collision on 13 March. The council admitted it overlooked the fatal crash when authorising the shoot, which involved a van and car racing around a roundabout.

Alex Thornton, who assisted emergency services at the original crash, discovered the film crew working on the road on Sunday night when he heard screeching tyres from his home. He found floral tributes to Lexi still in place nearby. Thornton said the filming appeared to show a car crash scene and criticised the decision as 'disgusting' and showing 'a lack of decency', questioning how the council could authorise filming a car crash at the scene of an actual fatal accident. The road was closed for seven hours for the shoot by production company Mouthful of Petrol Ltd.

The council said the permit did not authorise filming a crash at that location. Lexi, from Downley, was a passenger on the motorcycle and died at the scene, eight days before her 16th birthday. Her family described her as 'kind, caring, funny, and outgoing', with a smile that 'lit up every room'.

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• Buckinghamshire Council apologises for 'disgusting' decision to authorise filming of race scene on road where girl, 15, died in collisionBuckinghamshire Council has apologised after allowing a racing scene to be filmed on the road where a 15-year-old girl died, admitting it overlooked the fatal crash when approving the shoot.Bucks Herald · 13 Oct, 17:15
• Council apologises for racing shoot on road where girl 15, died after crash oversightBuckinghamshire Council has apologised over a racing film shoot on the road where Lexi Catlin, 15, died, admitting it overlooked the fatal crash.Bucks Free Press · 13 Oct, 16:47

In this story: Lexi Jennifer Catlin · Alex Thornton · Buckinghamshire Council · Mouthful of Petrol Ltd · Beaconsfield · Amersham Road · Downley

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