A FORMER All Hallows Catholic School student has tragically died after a train accident in Paris.

Nye Newman, a highly skilled and avid freerunner and parkour enthusiast was killed in an accident on the Metro on January 1.

The 17 year old was part of the freerunning and parkour group Brewman, which posted a tribute to its co-creator on Facebook following his death.

Emphasising that his death was not related to the extreme sports, the group said: “Nye was an incredible human being who was always up for anything, he experienced things in his short life, that many won’t experience in their life times. He was always up for anything, and he always gave a positive outlook to any situation.

“He inspired so many people through his enthusiastic lifestyle and the assisted creation of Brewman. He was the type of guy who had no regrets in his life and lived everyday like it was his last. He loved travelling the world and meeting new people, he loved spending time with his friends and he loved training with such a passion.”

All Hallows also paid tribute to their former pupil who left the school in 2015.

“Nye was a warm, well-loved and popular member of our school community. He was a bubbly and energetic young man, always smiling with a positive attitude towards everything he did.

“He was involved in various school events, his talent was clear to be seen in his contribution to music within the school. He was a drummer, a beat boxer, a rapper and was involved in the Junior Jazz Band.

“His excellent sporting ability was evident throughout his time at All Hallows and his death has left us deeply shocked and saddened.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends who have been devastated by this tragic event."

A group called Remembering Nye has been set up on Facebook and has been flooded with friends of the teenager sharing their thoughts, feelings and memories of him through a number of videos and photographs.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are providing support to the family of a British national following their death in France.”