Grandmother, 49, is named as the fifth person who died in head-on horror crash which killed three generations
A grandmother was today named as the fifth person to die in a head-on crash which killed theree generations of the same family.
Angela Cockburn, 49, died in the accident along with her husband David, 48, daughters Carley Ann, 21, and Bethany, 18, and 23-month-old granddaughter Lacie Jade Stephenson.
They were travelling to a dance competition at Butlins holiday resort in Skegness, Lincolnshire, when the crash happened on Friday.
The driver of the lorry is thought to have sustained minor injuries.
Hundreds of people left their condolences on the R.I.P Cockburn Family page, which also features photographs of the family, including some of Carley and Bethany wearing dancing costumes and some of Bethany's daughter Lacie.
Carley and Bethany were members of a dance school in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
Floral tributes were also left outside the family home in Chester-Le-Street, County Durham.
A police spokesman today confirmed that Mrs Cockburn was the fifth person to die in the crash.
'At this time formal identification has not been carried out, however from information obtained by police there is no doubt that the person travelling in the vehicle was Angela Cockburn,' he said.
The
Grimsby stretch of the A18 featured in a BBC television programme,
Britain's Most Dangerous Roads, in 2011, which claimed it was 25 times
more dangerous than the average British motorway with 20 crashes in the
previous three years.
It was also found to be the UK's highest-risk stretch of road for car drivers in a nationwide survey by the Road Safety Foundation in 2010.
Operations Superintendent Tracy Bradley, of Humberside Police, said: 'Our deepest thoughts go out to the family and friends of those who were tragically killed in this collision which happened on the A18 yesterday. We are working closely with relatives of those who lost their lives and are supporting them through what will be a very difficult time.
'Roads policing officers are working closely with our collision investigation team to piece together the evidence we have gathered in order to try and determine what led to this tragic incident taking place and took the lives of those travelling in the Nissan at the time.
'We have spoken to a number of key witnesses already, however, if anyone saw the incident but has not come forward I would ask them to do so.'
The Facebook tribute page features photographs of the family, including some of Carley and Bethany wearing dancing costumes.
One person left a message which read: 'So so sad xx dancing with the angels now x R.I.P xxx'
Another posted: 'Dance in heaven beautiful angels x'
On a photo of Lacie, who would have turned two next month, one Facebook user wrote: 'Sleep tight lacie a beautiful girl and now a precious angel'.
Many people left anecdotes about the family on the page, with one describing Mr Cockburn as 'a gentle kind man' who was 'totally devoted to his family'.
A number of people had also posted tributes on Bethany's personal Facebook page, on which she wrote that she was in a relationship with Garry Stephenson, a soldier in the Scots Guards, and described daughter Lacie as 'Our world!'.
Angela Cockburn, 49, died in the accident along with her husband David, 48, daughters Carley Ann, 21, and Bethany, 18, and 23-month-old granddaughter Lacie Jade Stephenson.
They were travelling to a dance competition at Butlins holiday resort in Skegness, Lincolnshire, when the crash happened on Friday.
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Tragic: Angela Cockburn (second from the right)
died in the crash along with her husband David (white t-shirt), their
granddaughter Lacie Jade Stephenson and daughters Carley Ann, 21, and
Bethany, 18
Victims: Bethany Cockburn and her 23-month-old
daughter Lacie Jade Stephenson both died in the crash. They are pictured
here with Bethany's boyfriend
Three members of the family were
pronounced dead at the scene on the A18 near Laceby Manor Golf Club,
Grimsby, Lincolnshire while two died in the nearby Diana Princess of Wales Hospital.The driver of the lorry is thought to have sustained minor injuries.
Hundreds of people left their condolences on the R.I.P Cockburn Family page, which also features photographs of the family, including some of Carley and Bethany wearing dancing costumes and some of Bethany's daughter Lacie.
Carley and Bethany were members of a dance school in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
Floral tributes were also left outside the family home in Chester-Le-Street, County Durham.
A police spokesman today confirmed that Mrs Cockburn was the fifth person to die in the crash.
'At this time formal identification has not been carried out, however from information obtained by police there is no doubt that the person travelling in the vehicle was Angela Cockburn,' he said.
Horror scene: The car the Cockburn family were travelling in collided head-on with a lorry on the A18 near Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Tragedy: The family's Nissan Primera is covered by fabric following the fatal crash that killed five people
It was also found to be the UK's highest-risk stretch of road for car drivers in a nationwide survey by the Road Safety Foundation in 2010.
Operations Superintendent Tracy Bradley, of Humberside Police, said: 'Our deepest thoughts go out to the family and friends of those who were tragically killed in this collision which happened on the A18 yesterday. We are working closely with relatives of those who lost their lives and are supporting them through what will be a very difficult time.
'Roads policing officers are working closely with our collision investigation team to piece together the evidence we have gathered in order to try and determine what led to this tragic incident taking place and took the lives of those travelling in the Nissan at the time.
'We have spoken to a number of key witnesses already, however, if anyone saw the incident but has not come forward I would ask them to do so.'
Tributes: Flowers are left outside the Cockburn family home in Chester-Le-Street, County Durham
Outing: The family were on their way to Butlin's in Skegness to take part in a dance competition
One person left a message which read: 'So so sad xx dancing with the angels now x R.I.P xxx'
Another posted: 'Dance in heaven beautiful angels x'
On a photo of Lacie, who would have turned two next month, one Facebook user wrote: 'Sleep tight lacie a beautiful girl and now a precious angel'.
Many people left anecdotes about the family on the page, with one describing Mr Cockburn as 'a gentle kind man' who was 'totally devoted to his family'.
A number of people had also posted tributes on Bethany's personal Facebook page, on which she wrote that she was in a relationship with Garry Stephenson, a soldier in the Scots Guards, and described daughter Lacie as 'Our world!'.