GLOWING tributes have been paid to a Kidderminster teenager who was killed the night before he was due to be offered the apprenticeship he had set his heart on.

King Charles I High School pupil Duncan Pimm was hailed as "a model son" and "someone you wanted to be with all the time" by his devastated parents.

The sporty 16-year-old died after being in collision with a Peugeot 205 at 11.15pm on Tuesday, July 9, in Bishops Wood Lane, Crossway Green, after leaving a party to mark the end of his GCSE exams.

The driver, a 20-year-old Kidderminster man, was released on bail pending an investigation into the incident.

Duncan, of Osborne Close, had followed in the footsteps of his dad Leslie and was a keen rugby player, having previously captained Kidderminster Carolians' under-15s side.

Mother Carole said people's reaction to Duncan's death had shown "we didn't realise how popular he was".

Mr Pimm added: "We did everything as a family. I don't know anyone who has ever spoken to him and not said what a lovely lad he was."

Duncan, who also leaves a 21-year-old sister, Sarah, had been saving up for his first holiday away from his parents in Spain and had been working part-time in Kidderminster's Argos store.

"It was what he did best. He loved meeting people," said Mr Pimm, who said his son's hard work and determination had shown in his approach to his exams.

The day after Duncan's death the family received a phone call from a firm offering Duncan an apprenticeship as an electrical technician - the job he had "set his heart on", Mr Pimmadded.

King Charles headteacher Alan Brooks paid tribute to Duncan as a "fine young man".

"He was extremely popular among his peers and staff, was always courteous, polite and co-operative and his maturity marked him out as a real gentleman," he added.

Duncan represented the school at football, basketball, cricket and athletics.

"Above all, Duncan was a friend to everybody he encountered and we are all deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic loss of a young life that had so much potential," Mr Brooks added.

Mr Pimm said the only time Duncan was aggressive was on the rugby pitch when he was "a different person - fiercely competitive".

"He was more than a son. He was somebody you wanted to be with all the time," added Mrs Pimm.

An inquest into Duncan's death was opened on Monday.

Worcestershire coroner Victor Round said he had left the party after an argument.

The post mortem revealed he died from shock and haemorrhage caused by multiple injuries.

The inquest was adjourned for three months.