Tributes are being paid to a father-of-three and former soldier who died in a tragic motorway collision. Michael Holtom was 36 and from Oldham.
His family paid tribute to 'a wonderful, amazing, loving husband and father to three beautiful children'. Known as 'Mikey' to his friends, Mr Holtom was described as a 'loveable, fun, caring man who lived life to the fullest'.
He died when a Royal Enfield Himalayan motorbike he was riding was in collision with a white Mercedes Sprinter van at around 7.30am last Saturday morning at the A672's junction with the entry slip road at junction 22 of the M62, near Ripponden.
