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| Tandem crash pair Ross and Clare Simons' funeral take place | Tandem crash pair Ross and Clare Simons' funeral take place |
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| Hundreds of family and friends have paid their respects to a Bristol couple who were killed when their tandem bike was in collision with a car. | Hundreds of family and friends have paid their respects to a Bristol couple who were killed when their tandem bike was in collision with a car. |
| Ross Simons, 34, and his wife Clare, 30, died at the scene of the crash in Hanham on 27 January. | Ross Simons, 34, and his wife Clare, 30, died at the scene of the crash in Hanham on 27 January. |
| Their two coffins were laid side-by-side in a hearse as it entered Westerleigh Crematorium. | Their two coffins were laid side-by-side in a hearse as it entered Westerleigh Crematorium. |
| A 38-year-old man has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. | A 38-year-old man has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| Bright colours | Bright colours |
| The pair, described by friends as "a perfect couple", had been married for a year-and-a-half and were about to begin fertility treatment. | The pair, described by friends as "a perfect couple", had been married for a year-and-a-half and were about to begin fertility treatment. |
| Mr and Mrs Simons' family said any donations made at their joint funeral should go to help other childless couples as "this is what Ross and Clare would have wanted". | Mr and Mrs Simons' family said any donations made at their joint funeral should go to help other childless couples as "this is what Ross and Clare would have wanted". |
| They also asked those attending the service to wear bright colours and no black because Ross and Clare were both "colourful and bright people". | They also asked those attending the service to wear bright colours and no black because Ross and Clare were both "colourful and bright people". |
| Reverend Peter Cook, who led the service, said: "Ross and Clare were loved so much and I think it was a very beautiful service with people able to express that love for the couple. | |
| "There were lots of stories told about Ross and Clare, they were a couple who lived life to the full. | |
| "Ross loved wakeboarding and things like that, and stories of Clare collecting worms as a child. It was great, just that sense of their love of life." | |
| Mr and Mrs Simons had been married for about 18 months and had been together since they met in 2001. | |
| The couple, who lived in Hillfields, Fishponds, had bought their tandem bike - which they were riding at the time of the collision - before Christmas. | |
| Nicholas Lovell from Oldland Common is also charged with driving while disqualified, driving with no insurance and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. | Nicholas Lovell from Oldland Common is also charged with driving while disqualified, driving with no insurance and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. |
| He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before the city's crown court on 21 February. | He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before the city's crown court on 21 February. |