The family of a teenager who died after a horror collision on the M6 during the Easter bank holiday have paid a heartbreaking tribute to their “precious” boy.
The 14-year-old was a passenger in a Peugeot van which left the carriageway between junctions 34 and 33 southbound, near Lancaster and crashed into a tree. Emergency services called at just after 12.15pm on Easter Sunday arrived to find the boy had suffered serious injuries and he was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Police have now named him as Ryan Liam Morgan, 14, from Morecambe. The driver, in his 30s, was Ryan’s father – he suffered serious injuries in the smash.
In a tribute to the teen, his family said: “Ryan, our precious boy. There truly is no one like our Ryan, such a beautiful soul and so far from typical. Words can’t express how much we have loved and cherished him and how much we always will. The most funny, silly, loving, generous boy, who literally could not stop talking.
“He was always making his little sisters giggle or giving them cuddles when they were sad. He made them their bottles and read them stories at bedtime. He was such a family lad choosing to stay home with us sometimes when his friends wanted him to go out.
“He tried to put on a laddish attitude but it made us laugh because he was so soft, sensitive, kind and lovely. Every time he had pocket money he would go to the shop and buy everyone else treats and forget himself.”
The statement added: “He adored his dad and would stand at the window asking “when’s dad coming back?” every five minutes. He would help his dad take off his work boots when his back was gone and ask how his day was.
“They loved playing Fortnite and arguing over who got what loot, watching Liverpool and Blackpool FC together, having wrestling matches and father-son talks about his love life. He would cuddle his mum and ask if she was ok when she looked stressed saying “oh mum I don’t know how you cope with these kids, they’re such hard work!
“He would follow mum around the kitchen when she was trying to do jobs showing her silly videos on YouTube and telling her about every little detail of his day. He welcomed so many people into our family life, most of all his big sister Cat who he was so close to. Telling tales on her, winding her up, begging her to go to the shop, play Xbox or cards with him, and most importantly having a friend to talk to about everything.”
Ryan’s mum, Kim, added: “Ryan Liam was the most perfect precious little boy you would ever see, and he grew to be more beautiful every day. He was the most amazing son to Kim and brother to Primrose and Summer and we will miss him as long as we live.
“Our hearts have a hole that will never heal, and we can’t express enough the devastation this has caused our family. We are eternally heartbroken. RIP our perfect beautiful Ryan Liam.”
A spokesman for Lancashire Constabulary said at the time of the incident: “We are appealing for witnesses after a collision on the M6 motorway left one person dead and another seriously injured. Emergency services were called at just after 12.15pm today (Sunday, April 20th) after a Peugeot van left the carriageway between junctions 34 and 33 southbound near to university hill and crashed into a tree. No other vehicles were involved.
“A 14-year-old passenger in the van suffered serious injuries and was very sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The van driver, a man in his 30s and father of the passenger, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he remains. Our thoughts are with their loved ones at this time.”
And police are continuing their investigations into the crash and have appealed to the public for more information or dashcam footage. Anyone who can help should call 101 quoting log 0503 of April 20. You can also email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk
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