'Absolutely devastating': Tributes paid to Sheffield woman killed in crash while waiting for help to change flat tyre

By Claire Lewis
Published 27th Sep 2021, 13:21 BST
Updated 28th Sep 2021, 09:08 BST
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Tributes have been paid to a Sheffield woman killed in a crash while waiting for roadside assistance to repair a flat tyre.

The 43-year-old woman was a passenger in a car which was parked up on the side of the A61 in Louth, Lincolnshire, because of a flat tyre, when tragedy struck.

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A police investigation is continuing today into the death of a woman from Sheffield in a collision in Louth, LincolnshireA police investigation is continuing today into the death of a woman from Sheffield in a collision in Louth, Lincolnshire
A police investigation is continuing today into the death of a woman from Sheffield in a collision in Louth, Lincolnshire

A family member said the woman who died, Anita, was a passenger in a car which her brother-in-law had been driving and they had been waiting for roadside assistance for a flat tyre.

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Posting on Facebook, a relative said: “It is such a sad loss for Anita, it always happens to the best. I just still can’t believe it.”

Another relative posted: “Rest in peace Anita, you will be dearly missed by all of our family. Absolutely devastating.”