Tributes have poured in after a pregnant woman died following a horror crash which also saw her sons and nephew seriously hurt.
Frankie Hough, 38, and her two children, Tommy, nine, and Rocky, two, were travelling along the M66 on Saturday afternoon when they were involved in the crash. Frankie's nephew Tobias, four, was also a passenger in the car.
Tragically, Frankie, who was pregnant, has since died, it was reported, as Adil Iqbal, of Hope Street, Accrington was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
The MEN reports that at a court hearing this afternoon (May 15), prosecutor Robin Lynch confirmed: "The driver is now deceased. There were three young children in the vehicle, two of those young children are in an induced coma."
Since the tragic news, tributes have come pouring in from ECHO readers.
READ MORE: Pregnant woman dies after motorway crash
Marie Ashworth said: "Fly high angel with your baby angel, so sad it's heart-breaking." Joan Houlston wrote: "So, so awful it’s heart-breaking for all the family. May she rest in peace."
Linda Ellston added: "This is devastating, no words can express the sadness of the loss of a mum and her unborn baby, her injured sons and nephew hopefully can recover but the mental scars will take longer to overcome, I send my thoughts to her family and friends at this awful time."
Artsy Flowers commented: "My god, absolutely heart-breaking. My thoughts go to her family and friends. Absolutely devastating."
It was previously reported that friends set up a GoFundMe page to support Frankie's family. It read: "This is absolutely devastating for the family and their whole world has truly been turned upside down.
"Julia & Frank (Frankie’s parents), Calvin (Frankie’s partner), Becci and Aaron (Tobias’s parents), Tom (Tommy’s father) are all frantically by their loved ones' sides. These next few weeks and months will be critical for the family and it is absolutely traumatising for them all."
The M66 was closed for several hours on Saturday afternoon to allow emergency services to treat Frankie and her family and for investigation work to start. GMP is appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward, as they thanked "selfless" members of the public who stepped in to help.
ECHO reader Joyce Williams said: "This is such very sad news. RIP", as Colette Meaney added: "Sad news awful for her boys and the family and friends and her unborn baby thinking of the family RIP."
READ NEXT:
'Vulnerable' fraudsters were exploited in eBay motorhome scam
Pregnant woman dies after motorway crash
Teenage girl rushed to hospital after being found on train tracks
Don't miss what's on in Liverpool with our WhatsApp community
Shoppers 'obsessed' with Zara dress that has 'Goddess energy'
