Family of woman killed in M65 crash pay tribute
Victoria Goodwin died in hospital after suffering serious injuries
The family of a woman killed in a crash on the M65 have paid tribute to her.
32 year old Victoria Goodwin died in hospital, after suffering serious injuries in the collision last Wednesday evening.
Her family have now paid tribute, describing her as a "shining light in all our lives".
In a full statement, they said: "It is a great sadness we have to announce that our loving daughter Victoria Goodwin passed away on the 14th of March 2024 due to injuries sustained in a car accident.
“She was a shining light in all our lives , a talented singer and musician and will be sadly missed by all her family and friends.”
Emergency services were called to the eastbound carriageway, just after Clayton Brook, on Wednesday evening after reports a Peugeot 208 overtook a Mercedes Atego HGV before losing control and colliding with the barrier. It then re-entered the carriageway and collided with a number of vehicles.
The driver of the Peugeot, a man in his 40s, and a child passenger suffered less serious injuries. The occupants of the other vehicles were uninjured.
Lancashire Police are continuing to investigate the incident, and are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
Sgt Phil Baxendale, of the Specialist Operations Road Policing Unit, said: “Very sadly this collision has now resulted in Victoria losing her life and I would continue to appeal for any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police, or anyone with dashcam footage, to come forward and speak to us.”