A TEENAGER killed in a five car pile-up has been described as athletic and popular.

Greg Stiles, 18, of Thame, died when his Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision in Kingsey, Buckinghamshire, on Sunday afternoon.

His girlfriend, Abi Dowdy, 17, of Buckinghamshire, remains at the John Radcliffe Hospital in a critical but stable condition.

A 4x4 vehicle left the crash scene and Mr Stiles’ family are pleading for anyone with information to contact police.

In a statement his family said: “Greg was an active and athletic young man who was popular among his friends, family and work colleagues.

“He was usually a shy and reserved person, content to get on with life and make the best of what was available to him.

“With his dry sense of humour and positive work ethic, Greg was highly regarded among his colleagues.

“Greg would always think of others before himself and rarely had a bad word to say about anyone; a sentiment that is echoed by all that knew him.

“Greg will be sorely missed.”

The teenager was a former pupil at Barley Hill Primary School and completed his A-Levels at Lord Williams’s School last summer.

He was in the middle of completing a scaffolding course as an employee of Connect Scaffolding in Thame and had also worked as a lifeguard at Thame Leisure Centre. He also visited a gym regularly and was a Vale of White Horse motocross club champion.

Mr Stiles was declared dead at the scene of the crash after the collision between his blue Ford Fiesta and a blue Vauxhall Corsa, a silver Clio, a Toyota Yaris and a 4x4 vehicle.

A woman travelling in the blue Vauxhall Corsa was taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital where she is in a stable condition.

The 4x4 vehicle, travelling from Longwick to Kingsey, failed to stop at the scene of the collision, and police are urging the driver to contact them.

Officers do not have a better description of the vehicle.

Call officers on 08458 505505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.