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8 September 2026

'We've got nothing left': Parents who lost their only surviving son 14 years after he tried to save his brother with cancer tell of their heartache

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'We've got nothing left': Parents who lost their only surviving son 14 years after he tried to save his brother with cancer tell of their heartache

Edward Pearce, known to loved ones as Bunty, died after a Mercedes Sprinter van ploughed into him on an A-road. When he died days after the crash, the 20-year-old was able to save seven lives by ...

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