Dad-of-three killed in crash while driving his mum’s ashes home from airport

A ‘brilliant’ dad-of-three was killed successful a clang connected the M25 while driving his mother’s ashes location from the airport.

Ralph Ellis had visited his sick mum successful South Africa, who subsequently died, and was driving location from Gatwick Airport connected December 16 erstwhile the mishap happened.

The 68-year-old, from Aylsham successful Norfolk, had her ashes successful the car astatine the time.

Ralph, who was owed to go a gramps successful February, leaves down his children, Tess, Alex and Blake.

Blake, the youngest, said his dada would beryllium ‘truly missed’.

‘He was a superb dada and precise active, teaching america however to swim, thrust bikes and play sports,’ helium added.

“He was everything you’d expect from a dad, benignant and loving.

‘It’s been traumatic losing him and it hasn’t truly acceptable successful yet, to beryllium honest.’

Blake said his begetter had had a fewer wellness issues aboriginal successful beingness ‘but thing which ever fto him get down oregon acceptable him back.- helium was a precise affirmative person.’

He added: ‘Dad loved his snooker, shot and had greenish fingers, truly enjoying his gardening.

‘He besides loved listening to unrecorded music, chiefly stone and blues, and going to unrecorded shows.

‘He volition genuinely missed and everyone successful the household loved him precise much.’

Ralph was calved successful Basildon, Essex, but moved to Norfolk successful the 1980s to acceptable up a model cleaning business.

Essex Police said officers were called to the anti-clockwise carriageway connected the M25 betwixt junction 27 and 28 astatine 11am connected December 16.

They confirmed 1 antheral died astatine the country and 2 others were taken to hospital.

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