Tributes have been paid to a mum and a three-year-old boy who died in a horror crash on the A180 motorway. Nicola Courtney, 34, and her toddler Lucas Page were travelling along the motorway near Immingham in North East Lincolnshire in a blue Ford Focus on Friday night, HullLive reports.
Police believe that the car broke down in a live lane. A driver said they swerved around the 'stranded' car at around 8.45pm and reported it to police.
At 9.06pm, a white articulated lorry collided with the stationary car and tragically, Nicola and Lucas died at the scene. READ MORE: Police didn't have 'single piece of evidence' to support woman's claims she'd been groomed by Asian gang Tributes have been paid to the pair, from Scunthorpe, by heartbroken friends and loved ones.
A friend of Nicola's said: "This world is a very sad one we live in. One of my bestest friends and her little boy are going to be missed so much by so many." Another tribute read: "Absolutely devastated to find out my dear friend Nicola Courtney and baby Lucas passed away!
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