Teenager's funeral brings town to a standstill as hundreds of mourners gather at football ground

Stockport was brought to a standstill today for the funeral of a teenage boy killed in a crash.

Hundreds of mourners lined the town's streets to say a final farewell to 16-year-old Dean Barnes, who died following the fatal smash on Ainsdale Grove in Reddish in January.

People hung from car windows and drivers beeped their horns and revved their engines as a horse-drawn carriage carried Dean on his final journey from his home in Brinnington to Edgeley Park - the home of Stockport County - where friends and family gathered for a service at midday.

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Traffic was brought to a standstill as a sea of motorbikes made their way along Mercian Way on the way to the ground. Some performed wheelies as they weaved in and out of traffic while others lit flares.

Meanwhile, a flatbed truck carried floral arrangements spelling out Dean's name and the words 'brother', 'nephew' and 'my boy'. After the procession arrived at Edgeley Park, mourners wearing black jumpers bearing Dean's face and the message 'RIP Deano' filtered inside the ground.

Following the reception, the procession then made its way to Highfield Cemetery in Bredbury, where Dean was laid to rest.

It is now more than a month since the teenager was killed when the motorbike he was travelled on collided with a stationary vehicle on January 24. Dean was ‘riding a stolen off road motorbike’ with another male at the time, a coroner has heard.

Police arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He was later released on bail.

Following Dean's death,his loved ones paid tribute to him and described him as a 'ball of energy'. "He was