The second driver killed in a horror crash which also lead to the deaths of members of a family from Glasgow on the M6 has been named by police.
Richard Woods, 40, died following the collision heading north past Tebay Services in Cumbria on Tuesday, October 15.
Richard, from Cambridgeshire, has been identified as the driver of a Skoda, which is understood to have been driving the wrong way down the motorway when it collided with a Toyota.
Jaroslaw Rossa, 42, driver of the Toyota, and his sons Filip Rossa, 15, and Dominic Rossa, seven, were pronounced dead at the scene alongside his partner Jade McEnroe, 33, who was also a passenger in the car.
Jade’s son, a seven-year-old boy named Arran, was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where he remains with serious injuries. It is understood that the family had been travelling home to Glasgow from Legoland when the tragedy took place.
A spokesperson for Cumbria Police said: “We can confirm the identity of the driver of the Skoda, involved in the road traffic collision on the M6 Northbound past Tebay on Tuesday October 15. The driver has been formally identified as Richard Woods, aged 40, from Cambridgeshire.”
Following the fatal crash, the mother of Filip and Dominic, Kamilla said her life “will never be the same again” following the deaths of both of her children.
In a statement released through Cumbria Police, she said: “We are heartbroken at the passing of our beloved angels – Filip and Dominic. Filip was very intelligent, sensitive and full of love.
“We will never forget his smile, open arms, and the words “tuli, tuli” (hugs, hugs). He was fascinated by computer games but also incredibly good at chess. He loved chemistry and dreamed of studying at the University of Glasgow.
“Dominic was always smiling, very resolute and sociable. He was extremely caring, always thinking of others first, and the first to help if someone was in trouble. Always surrounded by a group of friends of all ages. He loved dinosaurs and Pokémon, but most of all he loved penguins and dreamed of adopting one. Our lives will never be the same again.”
In a statement also released through police, Arran’s father said: “I would like to thank everyone for their kind messages, to the emergency services and the members of the public that assisted at the scene”
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