Father, 68, killed in M25 crash while driving home from Gatwick Airport with mother's ashes

A 68-year-old begetter died successful an M25 clang portion driving location portion carrying the ashes of his recently-deceased mother, according to reports.

Mr Ellis leaves down children Tess, Alex and Blake - the second having told the Norwich Evening News that his lad would beryllium “truly missed”.

"It's been traumatic losing him and it hasn't truly acceptable successful yet, to beryllium honest,” helium said.

"It doesn't consciousness existent and we're each inactive trying to travel to presumption with losing him. He would perpetually connection america to spot however we were getting connected and wanted to cognize what we were up to astatine the weekends."

Basildon-born Mr Ellis, who moved to Norfolk successful the 1980s to acceptable up a model cleaning business, had been driving adjacent Essex astatine the clip of the crash.

The nonaccomplishment came lone soon aft the children mislaid their grandma and Mr Ellis’s mother.

Blake Ellis, the youngest son, added: "He was a superb dada and precise active, teaching america however to swim, thrust bikes and play sports.

"He was everything you'd expect from a dad, benignant and loving.

"There were a fewer wellness issues successful his aboriginal beingness but thing which ever fto him get down oregon acceptable him backmost - helium was a precise affirmative person.

"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."

Mr Ellis’s ceremonial volition beryllium connected Tuesday.