A dad-of-six has been killed in a tractor crash on his daughter's second birthday
Ben Johnson's family has been torn apart after the 32-year-old was killed last week.
The dad-of-six was killed when a car he was travelling in and a tractor collided near Outwell, Norfolk, last week.
His fiancee had been planning their wedding - now she's planning a funeral for Ben, who had been driving home on his way back from the school run to celebrate his daughter's second birthday.
The driver of the tractor, a man in his 50's, was arrested on suspicion of death by careless driving in connection with the incident and taken to Kings Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning, reports Lincolnshire Live.
Ben leaves behind his children and their 24-year-old mum Ashleigh Tooley, from King's Lynn, who has no immediate way of making ends meet.
Karen Murdoch, Ashleigh's Godmother, set up a Just Giving page to raise money for the bereaved family.
Karen, 41, said: "Ashleigh was sat at home with their daughter waiting for Daddy to come home and open her birthday presents, but it never happened.
"She was planning her wedding next year. Now she's planning a funeral." Karen hopes the money will be used to move the family closer to their relatives, as well as helping to provide for them in the short term.
She said: "We're just asking for help. We're not going to sit on a pile of money. It's going to buy the children clothes and school uniforms.
"In reality, people think about the immediate, but the actual reality of this is it's going to be long-term, having six children. They weren't well off, they lived hand to mouth. It really is just heartbreaking."
Karen added: "Finding yourself in a family, it's hard enough with the pair of you raising six children.
"We just can't put it into words. It's like it's not happening. Ben was all about his children. He had raised them from birth.
"We want to do the best for Ben. Wherever he is, we want him to know we're going to look after them."
The Justgiving page has so far raised more than £2,300, exceeding the fundraiser's target of £2,000.
Members of the public have also paid for a months' worth of groceries for the family.
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