A family left heartbroken after the death of their beloved mum have told a court of the devastating impact of their loss. Shirley-Ann Dumbuya, 38, was killed after her car broke down on the M60 and a lorry smashed into the back of her.
She had telephoned her husband, Peniel Dumbuya, to let him know the car had stopped in between lane one and the junction 20 slip road on the anticlockwise carriageway, and he advised her to put her hazard lights on and get out of the car if she could. Immediately afterwards he phoned insurance company Green Flag who advised that they couldn’t assist unless she could go to the hard shoulder.
Minutes later, John Bowers, 35, driving a skip lorry, collided with Mrs Dumbuya’s Kia Ceed. Emergency services attended and she was cut from the vehicle, but despite the best efforts of medical staff, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
