On New Year's Day, as most people were thinking of how their lives would proceed in the year ahead, Benjamin Lightburn's was tragically cut short.
The popular 31-year-old paramedic was killed in a two-car crash on Mossborough Road in Rainford at around 10am on January 1. Emergency services rushed to the scene but Ben, who was off duty at the time, had sadly died.
Ben's devastated family said: "No words can describe how devastated we are at the sudden loss of our wonderful Ben. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and son and he will be missed more than anyone can imagine."
