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| Three 15-year-old boys from Essex fleeing a take-away after not paying died in a car crash, a court has heard. | Three 15-year-old boys from Essex fleeing a take-away after not paying died in a car crash, a court has heard. |
| A take-away worker was following them when their car hit a tree, near Halstead, last year, prosecutors said. | A take-away worker was following them when their car hit a tree, near Halstead, last year, prosecutors said. |
| Christopher Jolley, of Little Maplestead, Danny Archer, of Sible Hedingham, and Richard Warren, of Halstead, died at the scene. | Christopher Jolley, of Little Maplestead, Danny Archer, of Sible Hedingham, and Richard Warren, of Halstead, died at the scene. |
| Christopher Kibble, 18, and take-away worker Sakir Olgun, 27, deny causing death by dangerous driving. | Christopher Kibble, 18, and take-away worker Sakir Olgun, 27, deny causing death by dangerous driving. |
| The car in which the boys died, with Mr Kibble at the wheel, crashed in May 2007, the court heard. | The car in which the boys died, with Mr Kibble at the wheel, crashed in May 2007, the court heard. |
| Prosecutor Christopher Paxton told Chelmsford Crown Court that Mr Kibble and Mr Olgun, who was driving the other car, were responsible for the youngsters' deaths. | Prosecutor Christopher Paxton told Chelmsford Crown Court that Mr Kibble and Mr Olgun, who was driving the other car, were responsible for the youngsters' deaths. |
| The Ford Escort in which they were passengers hit a tree after a staff member at a kebab shop gave chase in a Volkswagen Bora when they failed to hand over the £14 for the food order, he said. | |
| Talk of 'running' | |
| "Kibble and his three friends had ordered food while night fishing with other youths in Halstead in May 2007. | |
| "Mr Olgun had delivered the order to the four youths as they sat in the Escort in the car park. | |
| "Mr Kibble had driven off and Mr Olgun had followed as events took a tragic course," he added. | |
| The cars had collided on a dark country road as Olgun attempted to overtake after crossing a double white line, said Mr Paxton. | |
| Earlier, there had been talk among the group of "doing a runner" when the food arrived, said Mr Paxton. | |
| Kibble, 17 at the time of the accident, had passed his driving test less than a week before the crash. | |
| The case continues |