Perfect Couple riding a tandem bike killed in a tragic crash with a banned driver.

This shocking picture reveals the mangled wreck of a tandem bike which belonged to the 'perfect couple' who were killed in a tragic crash with a banned driver. Drug addict Nicholas Lovell was speeding in his Citroen Picasso when he ploughed into Ross, 34, and Clare Simons, 30.

The couple, who had been riding the bike on the way to visit friends in Hanham, Bristol, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Lovell - who has 69 previous convictions - was later jailed for just ten-and-a-half years for causing their deaths.

Now relatives of the Simons have released the dramatic picture of the aftermath of the crash as part of their campaign for tougher sentences for banned drivers.

It shows how the car snapped the bike clean in half, with the front half getting lodged in the grille.

Heroin addict Lovell, 38, had crashed into the couple as he tried to outrun police - with a 16 month old baby and 12-year-old in his vehicle.

A court hearing in May 2013 heard that he then left them dying by the side of the road and while awaiting sentencing bragged to other inmates that he would get away 'with four years'.