‘Caring grandad with infectious laugh’ killed in motorbike crash

A ‘caring antheral with an infectious laugh’ died erstwhile his motorbike collided with a car successful Lancashire.

Former constabulary serviceman Jim Barnes, 70, was riding his Honda motorbike on Hall Lane, extracurricular Lathom adjacent Ormskirk, erstwhile helium crashed connected September 6.

He died astatine the country connected the agrarian road.

Jim’s children and granddaughter whitethorn find immoderate solace successful the information helium was doing what helium loved earlier helium died.

‘His emotion of trains, motorbikes, cars and clip with his household was good known and helium loved conscionable driving/riding each his life’, his family, from Thornton Cleveleys, said.

Describing Jim, primitively from St Helens, arsenic a caring, blessed and comic man, they said: ‘We couldn’t person asked for a amended Dad/Grandad who was ever determination for america and volition beryllium greatly missed, astir apt much than helium realised.

‘Jim was brought up successful St Helens and attended Cowley School. He was good known astir the Blackpool country wherever helium attended Poulton College and spent astir of his big beingness with his beloved woman Lynn (who sadly passed distant successful 2009).

‘He was a serving constabulary serviceman for 30 years, predominantly connected postulation and successful and astir the Fylde coast. He was a Cub Scout person and a dedicated Freemason.

‘He enactment sizeable efforts into helping radical and raising wealth for foundation and was ever connected manus if needed.

‘Jim volition beryllium remembered arsenic a happy, caring antheral with an infectious laughter and large consciousness of humour who ever had a comic communicative to share.’

They added: ‘He is survived by his 2 children, Chris and Jane and 1 granddaughter, each of whom helium loved dearly.’

Police are appealing for witnesses to assistance with their probe into the collision, which happened astir 10.40am that day.

The operator of the Dacia Jogger with which Jim collided was uninjured.

Inspector Chris Walsh said: ‘This collision has precise sadly resulted successful a antheral losing his beingness and my thoughts are with his loved ones astatine this time.

‘I would entreaty to anyone who witnessed the collision oregon who has immoderate CCTV, dashcam oregon mobile footage to get successful touch.’

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