THE family of a 16-year-old boy who died in a crash have paid tribute to their “beautiful boy”.

Eddie Lynch, from Kidlington, died after a grey Audi A6 car hit his stationary red Aprilia moped near Deddington on Friday night.

In a tribute, his family said: “It is impossible to even begin to explain the pain we have all felt since that dark night when we lost Eddie. We cannot believe that our vibrant, intelligent, beautiful boy with an amazing determination in life, has been so cruelly taken away from us, when his life had barely just begun.

“He will remain in our hearts and thoughts for the rest of our lives.”

The family would like donations to be made to Brake, the road safety charity.

More than 1,000 people have signed a Facebook page in memory of Eddie, a pupil at Bloxham’s Warriner School.

The crash happened on the B4031 Clifton Road at about 9pm.

A 52-year-old man from Banbury was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He was later released on bail to return to St Aldate’s police station in Oxford on June 20.