Parents launch fundraiser after son dies in Bracknell crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 16:29 · Archive

Shayan Cooper, 24, died from severe head injuries and multiple broken bones in a motorbike crash in Bracknell on 8 October.

Shayan Cooper, 24, from Warfield, died from severe head injuries and multiple broken bones when his blue Yamaha motorbike collided with a silver Range Rover at the junction of Harvest Ride and Melody Lane in Bracknell on 8 October at about 4.30pm. Thames Valley Police released an appeal for witnesses but said no one has been arrested.

Cooper worked for Thames Water in Reading and studied finance and accounting at Kingston University in London. His mother, Sonia, described him as an 'angel' who found 'happiness and freedom' while riding his motorbike and said he 'put his family first'.

His parents are seeking donations to meet funeral costs and fund major improvements to the stretch of road where he died. The fundraiser has raised almost £3,500. Twelve crashes have happened on that stretch in the last five years, including one just hours before Shayan's death on the morning of 8 October.

Warfield Parish Council has called for a road safety review on the stretch, having written open letters to Thames Valley Police's chief constable and Councillor Guy Gillbe, Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Countryside at Bracknell Forest Council.

How it is being reported

• Tributes to Reading worker, 24, who tragically died in crashAlmost £3,500 raised for Shayan Cooper after fatal Bracknell motorbike crash on October 8, as family seeks road safety improvements on the Harvest Ride stretch.Reading Chronicle · 4 Nov, 15:45
• Parents launch fundraiser for 'angelic' son, 24, who died in Bracknell crashAlmost £3,500 raised for Shayan Cooper after fatal Bracknell motorbike crash on October 8, as family seeks road safety improvements on the Harvest Ride stretch.Bracknell News · 4 Nov, 14:37

In this story: Shayan Cooper · Warfield · Bracknell · Thames Water · Warfield Parish Council · Thames Valley Police

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