A young father and his 18-month-old daughter tragically died after they were involved in a fatal lorry collision in Cambridgeshire last week. William Jesson, 22, from Dagenham in Essex, and young toddler Eve were travelling in a blue Ford Fiesta when the vehicle collided with a lorry being driven by a man in his 40s.
The tragic incident occurred in the afternoon of October 15 at around 2.50pm on the A10 southbound near Chittering in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire Live reports. Police have reported another two young passengers from the car, a woman in her 20s and and a three-year-old girl, were both left seriously injured by the crash and have been taken to Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge.
The woman, who is also from Dagenham, is in a critical condition while the toddler is suffering from severe but non-life-threatening injuries. The lorry jack-knifed in the collision and crashed into a water-filled ditch, police added, and the driver suffered minor injuries and remained at the scene.
The driver of a third vehicle, a woman in her 80s from Downham Market, whose bronze Ford Fiesta was struck by the lorry as it entered the ditch, was uninjured and also remained at the scene.
No arrests have been made. The Jesson family said in a statement: "William was the best son, father, brother and uncle anyone could ask for.
''He was such a kind-hearted man and the best dad to his girls and partner to his fiancée. He was kind, caring and made us laugh with his silly ways.
"He will be forever in our hearts and memories. Nothing will be the same without him, he was just a ray of sunshine and lit up a room.
''Eve was in this world for such a short period of time, but blessed us every day with her beautiful smile, her baby growls and her sweet nature. She made our hearts melt with pride.
''As a whole family we love you both so much and you will both be forever missed."
Detective Sergeant Craig Wheeler, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit, said: "This is a truly tragic incident, in which a father and his young daughter have lost their lives.
"Our thoughts go out to their family and friends at this terribly difficult time. We are working hard to establish exactly what happened, and while we spoke to a number of witnesses at the scene, we are still appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have dashcam footage of the vehicles leading up to the incident to please get in touch if they haven’t done so already."
Witnesses or those with dashcam footage are urged to contact police online or via 101 quoting incident 257 of October 15.
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