Family pay tribute to man killed in lorry crash

The family of a man who died in a crash in Staffordshire have paid tribute.

Balhar Singh Gill, 62, from Leicester, was stationary in a white Citroen Berlingo van on the eastbound carriageway of the A50 near to Blythe Bridge when a Mercedes lorry hit his vehicle on 10 December, police said.

He suffered a serious head injury in the crash, which happened just after 19:00 GMT, and was taken to hospital by paramedics, where he died two days later.

"He was a steady presence in our lives, and while he left us too soon, his memory will remain with us," his family said in a statement.