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| Bristol tandem crash deaths suspect, 38, charged | Bristol tandem crash deaths suspect, 38, charged |
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| A man has been charged with causing the deaths of a couple who were knocked off their tandem bicycle in Bristol. | |
| Nicholas Lovell was arrested following the deaths of Ross and Clare Simons in Hanham on Sunday. | |
| The couple both died at the scene of the accident, where a candlelit vigil was held for them on Monday night. | The couple both died at the scene of the accident, where a candlelit vigil was held for them on Monday night. |
| Mr Lovell is due to appear before North Avon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. | |
| Mr Lovell, 38, of West Street, Oldland Common, has also been charged with driving while disqualified, driving with no insurance and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. | |
| The car allegedly involved in the accident was being followed by police at the time of the incident. | The car allegedly involved in the accident was being followed by police at the time of the incident. |
| Avon and Somerset Police said an officer was alerted to a Citroen Picasso travelling along Lower Hanham Road at speed, shortly before 16:00 GMT on Sunday. | Avon and Somerset Police said an officer was alerted to a Citroen Picasso travelling along Lower Hanham Road at speed, shortly before 16:00 GMT on Sunday. |
| The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. |
| Speaking at the vigil, Mr Simons' sister Kelly Woodruff described her brother and his wife as "a magic couple" who were "made for each other". | Speaking at the vigil, Mr Simons' sister Kelly Woodruff described her brother and his wife as "a magic couple" who were "made for each other". |
| She said: "As you can see by the numbers [here], everyone loved them and to be taken away from us is heart-wrenching. | She said: "As you can see by the numbers [here], everyone loved them and to be taken away from us is heart-wrenching. |
| "He was the best brother I could ever wish for and I don't really know how I'm going to live without him. | "He was the best brother I could ever wish for and I don't really know how I'm going to live without him. |
| "I think, if you ask most people here, he probably fixed a roof or a car or done a garden or something for them out of the kindness of his heart. | "I think, if you ask most people here, he probably fixed a roof or a car or done a garden or something for them out of the kindness of his heart. |
| "Clare was equally as special. She had a heart of gold... and I was privileged to have her as a sister-in-law and a friend." | "Clare was equally as special. She had a heart of gold... and I was privileged to have her as a sister-in-law and a friend." |
| The couple had been married for about 18 months. Friends said they had desperately wanted children and had just been given the go-ahead to start IVF treatment. | The couple had been married for about 18 months. Friends said they had desperately wanted children and had just been given the go-ahead to start IVF treatment. |