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Family and friends left devastated by crash death of 'kindhearted gentleman'

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Published date15 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Alastair McHugh spoke out after his younger brother, 49-year-old Simon, died at the scene on the

M606 on Monday night as he returned to his Lindley home in a taxi following his shift at Jurys Inn, Bradford, where he worked as head chef.

Taxi driver Sohail Ali, 28, also died at the scene and an as-yet unnamed 18-year-old man died in hospital yesterday morning.

It's understood the stolen van being driven by a 15-year-old boy had failed to stop for the police before it drove the wrong way along the M606 near Bradford and crashed into the taxi at 10.45pm on Monday.

Another passenger, a 17-year-old boy, is in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The case was referred to the

Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) as a police car was in the vicinity of the crash.

The 15-year-old driver has now been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He remains in hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Alastair wrote on Facebook, saying: "My brother Simon McHugh was travelling home last night after finishing his shift at work.

"To say I'm devastated is an understatement, I feel angry that he has been taken away just minding his own business.

"Rest in peace little brother."

Their cousin Andrew Ingham has also posted along similar lines. More than 330 people have commented on their posts expressing sorrow at the family's loss.

One woman wrote tenderly on Simon's Facebook timeline: "RIP Si, my thoughts are with your family. The angels have gained a...

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