Dad and son among four dead in police chase crash tragedy

A FATHER who died in a car crash along with his one-year-old son was “full of life” and a “loving father”, his uncle has said.

Adnan Ashraf Jarral (35) and his son Usman Adnan Jarral died when Mr Jarral’s VW people carrier was hit by a VW Golf which was being pursued by police in Sheffield on Friday night.

His uncle Shafqat Mirza said his nephew was a “humble and polite” man who was extremely proud of his two sons and his stepson.

A 50-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman also died in the crash. These are understood to have been friends of Mr Jarral’s wife Tahreen, who is recovering in hospital.

Two other people, a 22-yearold woman and a three-year-old girl, remain in hospital with serious injuries after the collision.

Mr Mirza said: “It’s been absolutely devastating for all of us and all the family.

“Here we have a young man who was with us, around us, always asking everybody how we are, and now we find that he is no longer with us.

“It’s something that we can’t come to terms with.”

He added: “It was absolutely horrific. So devastating.”

Mr Mirza said his nephew was a “loving father” and “he was full of life”.

He was speaking as relatives and members of the community gathered at the family’s mosque.

He said his nephew, who was born in Pakistan and came to Britain as a business student, also had a three-year-old son and six-year-old stepson.

The scene of the road crash in Sheffield where Adnan Ashraf Jarral died as well as his son Usman

He said factory worker Mr Jarral was always updating Facebook when Usman would say a word or when he started to walk.

“He was always posting about how proud he is,” he said. “He was an absolutely devoted father.

“I’m a father myself but I think he was two steps ahead of me.”

Mr Mirza said his nephew got married to his wife a few years ago and they were “very closely bonded together”.

Mrs Jarral, originally from Slovakia, had converted to Islam and changed her name. He said the couple had returned from London with another family,

friends of his wife, when the crash happened on Friday.

Mr Mirza said the family believed the VW Golf had been on the wrong side of the road at the time.

Mr Mirza added: “To lose such a young person who was very loving, very caring, very family orientated, very community orientated, it’s absolutely devastating for all of us.”

Three males aged 17, 18 and 23 were arrested at the scene.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation as a matter of course.