{"id":487223,"date":"2026-03-21T07:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/487223\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T07:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:09:14","slug":"family-pay-tribute-to-girl-15-killed-in-beaconsfield-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/487223\/","title":{"rendered":"Family pay tribute to girl, 15, killed in Beaconsfield crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Fifteen-year-old Lexi Catlin died after a crash on the A355 in Beaconsfield at about 9.20pm.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She was killed when the motorbike she was a passenger on was involved in a crash with a white Toyota Yaris and a grey Toyota Hilux.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Floral tributes were left at the scene of the crash last weekend with balloons, photos and ornaments also placed at the side of the road.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In a statement, her family said: &#8220;It is with a heavy heart that we must report that our beautiful baby girl, Lexi, was tragically taken from us last Friday, aged just 15 years old.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Lexi was kind, caring, funny and outgoing, whose smile lit up every room.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;She loved being out with her friends, having fun and making the most of every minute of every day.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Lexi had so, so much to offer this world, with so many dreams and aspirations that we will now never get to see her fulfil.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Words cannot express how much Lexi was loved and adored by her family, who miss her so much already.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucksfreepress.co.uk\/news\/25954296.conditional-plans-high-wycombe-hospital-car-park\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Conditional plans for High Wycombe Hospital car park<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We are truly heartbroken, with a massive Lexi-shaped hole in our lives, which will never be the same again.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They added that tomorrow (March 21) would have been her 16th birthday.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The family is holding a private event to mark this special occasion.&#8221; they wrote.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We therefore respectfully request privacy for our family and friends at this difficult time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Fly high, Lexi Lulu \u2014 you&#8217;ll be the brightest star in the sky. All our love, always.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fifteen-year-old Lexi Catlin died after a crash on the A355 in Beaconsfield at about 9.20pm. She was killed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-487223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}