Aaron Smith’s heartbroken family’s tribute to ‘caring’ son killed in Barnsley crash

Tributes have been paid to a biker who tragically died in hospital following a crash in Barnsley earlier this week. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash on Park Road in Worsborough[1] at 7.34am on Wednesday, November 22. There, officers discovered there had been a collision[2] involving a silver Toyota Yaris and a grey Honda motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, now named as 25-year-old Aaron Smith from Hoyland, was taken to hospital by ambulance[3] with a serious head injury. He sadly died yesterday (November 23). Aaron's family has released a tribute to their son.

They said: "AJ is our beautiful son now and forever. He made us the proudest parents in the world. "AJ was caring and thoughtful about his family, friends and even people he had never met, and would help in any way he could without thinking about it.

He has had a wonderful life.

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"Even though it has only been 25 short years, he has made every minute count. He is truly going to be missed so, so much by everyone, but by fulfilling AJ's last wish of being an organ donor there is part of AJ walking around and helping people. "We would like to give a big thank you to the passers-by who stopped and actually gave assistance to our darling son.

Thank you very much." As the investigation into Aaron's death continues, officers remain keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision and anyone who was travelling in the area at the time and has dashcam footage, including footage of the vehicles prior to the collision. If you believe you can help, contact the police online, via live chat or by calling 101 quoting incident number 163 of November 22, 2023.

Alternatively, you can provide information anonymously via independent Charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

References

1. ^ Park Road in Worsborough (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
2. ^ officers discovered there had been a collision (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
3. ^ was taken to hospital by ambulance (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
4. ^ Fit and healthy Yorkshire man, 27, went for a nap but tragically did not wake up (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
5. ^ by clicking here (chat.whatsapp.com)
6. ^ Read our privacy notice here (www.reachplc.com)