Dozens of floral tributes have been laid at the scene of a Bristol crash which left a man and teenager dead and three others badly injured.

The pair were killed after the black Mercedes they were travelling in collided with a seven-tonne Royal Mail lorry.

The accident happened on the B4057 Winterbourne Road at the junction with the B4427 Old Gloucester Road near Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The 26-year-old man driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene. A 17-year-old passenger died of his injuries in Frenchay Hospital on Saturday afternoon.

The other two passengers, thought to be in their early 20s, were unconscious when rescue teams arrived at the scene and remain in a critical condition at the hospital.

The 44-year-old driver of the lorry remains in hospital after suffering a serious back injury.

About 50 floral tributes have been left at the crash site, a traffic light-controlled junction, along with T-shirts and boxing gloves bearing messages.

The 17-year-old who died was named locally as Jimmy Tyrer of Winterbourne, a keen boxer and former Ridings High School pupil who had been on a course at Filton College.

Dozens of his friends comforted each other at the scene of the collision yesterday as they read the many messages left for him.

One read: "Jimmy, you lit up every room you ever walked into with your amazing confidence and cheeky grin. I'm so lucky to have known you. You will always be in our hearts.

"God needs you as an angel now. Night night Jimmy T. Sweet dreams."

Lucy Lock, 19, of Severn Beach, went to college with Jimmy. She said: "You could never have hoped for a nicer person. Everyone will miss him."

Ashley Moon, 17, who had gone to school with Jimmy, said: "I miss Jimmy and will love him forever."

Dan Hudd, 17, also a former school friend, said: "He will always be the champ."

Declan White, 17, said: "Jimmy was amazing. He was the strongest-willed person I have ever met and the last person I would have expected this to happen to."

The driver of the vehicle has been named locally as Patrick O'Donohoe, who was known as PJ and is believed to have lived at the travellers' site in Patchway. He is thought to be a father-of-two whose funeral will be held in Limerick, Ireland.

One of his friends, Martin O'Neill, said he had spoken to PJ less than an hour before the crash. He said: "He was a nice bloke, a loving boy and family man with a couple of kids. Jimmy was only a young lad, he had just turned 17."

All the emergency services were sent to the accident, which happened at about 2.20am.

Police say the Mercedes had been speeding along the B4057 from Winterbourne towards Stoke Gifford when it was in collision with the lorry, which had been travelling from the Stoke Gifford direction and turning right into the B4427 to head towards Hambrook.

The B4057 has a 40mph speed limit along the stretch of road at the junction.

Great Western Ambulance Service sent four ambulances, two ambulance officers and critical care paramedic Andy Weston to the scene. Mr Weston said the three men from the car who were still alive after the crash were unconscious and had head, chest and internal injuries. The driver of the Royal Mail vehicle suffered a serious back injury.

He added: "We alerted the hospitals that the patients were en route so they could ensure they had specialist staff in the accident and emergency departments ready for their arrival. All three patients from the car were placed into drug-induced comas on arrival at hospital so their injuries could be further assessed."

Sadly, Jimmy Tyrer later died from his injuries.

Police want crash witnesses or anyone who saw the Mercedes before the crash to call them on 0845 456 7000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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