TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who died following a crash in Colchester.

Luke Bunyan, 20, from Colchester, died after his motorbike left the road in Greenstead Road, near to the junction of Hythe Road, on the afternoon of Saturday, July 21.

No other vehicles were involved.

His parents, Rob and Vicky, said: “We would like to thank family and friends for all their support at this sad time in our lives.

“Luke was a loving, caring son and friend who had a knack of making people laugh at the antics he got up to.

“He was an excellent chef who had a promising career in front of him.

“Sadly his life was brought to a very young and untimely end, but he will never be forgotten and will always live in our hearts.

“We would like to thank all the staff at Colchester Hospital and the police for their outstanding support and to all his friends who turned up at the hospital at the end of his life.”