Chloe Lightfoot tribute after A66 crash as GoFundMe set up

Chloe Lightfoot, 33, died after a crash on A66 near Barnard Castle on Tuesday (August 26,), when her Citroen Berlingo van collided with a HGV just before 8am. Her heartbroken best friend Simone Goodchild, who has now set up a fundraiser to support her son Jax, seven, as he grows up without his mum,[1] said Chloe was 'loved by everyone'. Chloe and her little boy Jax, seven (Image: PROVIDED)"Chloe would have done anything for Jax," Simone said. "She worked two jobs to provide for him and they were very close, he never left her side.

"Chloe was my best friend, she lit up every room she walked in, not just because of how beautiful she was but because her personality was so bubbly and witty. "She brought energy into every room, and she was just very funny. Everyone who met her instantly loved her.

She is going to be missed very much. "She was the person I would go to if I had a hard time, and she always made it better. so during this hard time I'd like to do as much as possible for her by helping her son." Chloe Lightfoot and Simone Goodchild who has paid tribute to her best friend who was 'loved by everyone' (Image: PROVIDED) In Chloe's memory Simone has set up a GoFundMe page to support Jax's future.[2] She said every penny will go into a savings account for when he is older.

Funeral costs are covered so the fundraising is solely to help Jax as he grows up without the mother who adored him. Best friends Chloe Lightfoot and Simone Goodchild (Image: PROVIDED)The page has already raised more than ?6,000 in its first day (at the time of writing). You can support the GoFundMe here. Simone Goodchild and Chloe Lightfoot (Image: PROVIDED)[3]

In a previous statement Chloe's family said "Chloe was a beautiful young woman, who was a mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, girlfriend, and friend to many. "To never see her smile again is breaking our hearts. We are going to miss her every day.

"Our memories have never been so important to us as we try to come to terms with what has happened. Mother-of-one Chloe Lightfoot, 33, was on her way to her Spennymoor home when her Citroen Berlingo van collided with a HGV near Bowes shortly after 8am. (Image: DURHAM CONSTABULARY) "We love her so much.

She will never be forgotten." Earlier this week, Durham Police confirmed Chloe's family were being supported by specialist officers following the tragedy. The road was closed for several hours after the incident while crash investigators worked at the scene.

Police, fire, ambulance and air ambulance crews were all in attendance on Tuesday morning.

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^ has now set up a fundraiser to support her son Jax, seven, as he grows up without his mum, (www.gofundme.com)
^ In Chloe's memory Simone has set up a GoFundMe page to support Jax's future. (www.gofundme.com)
^ You can support the GoFundMe here. (www.gofundme.com)