Tributes have flooded in for a "lovely" dad following his sudden death. Gary Rees was badly hurt on July 4 when a lorry driver travelling on the wrong side of the road hit his HGV head-on but he was able to leave hospital the following day. He died of unknown causes on Wednesday night at his Caerphilly home.
The 55-year-old, who worked as a bouncer as well as a DHL lorry driver, is survived by wife Hayley and sons Macauley, 26, and Jorge, 19. A fundraiser to support Gary's family raised £1,485 in its first two hours.
In a Facebook tribute Macauley wrote on Thursday morning: "I cant believe I'm sat here writing this... late last night we lost an absolute legend, my dad Gary Rees. Massive pill to swallow for us this is. Still waiting to be woken up from a bad dream and to be told everything's gonna be ok. We're unsure on what caused this to happen, possibly a knock-on effect from the awful crash he had but only time will tell. I suppose I've gotta be strong for him now but all I can say is what a f***ing guy he was and I know my dad will have a huge send-off... Love you DAD. Until we meet again!!!"
