Hull Daily Mail

POLICE APPEAL AFTER DAD WAS KILLED IN CRASH

REQUEST FOR INFORMATIO­N AFTER FATAL COLLISION

- By JAMES CAMPBELL james.campbell@reachplc.com @Jcampbellh­ull

POLICE have made a fresh appeal for witnesses after a crash which left a much loved Bransholme dad dead.

Jack Madsen, 22, was riding his Honda motorcycle on Wawne Road, just a short distance from his home, on Saturday, August 29, when he was involved in a collision with a blue Volkswagen Polo.

The crash happened at the junction with Littleham Close, just before 6pm. Emergency services quickly arrived, but Mr Madsen was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are still investigat­ing circumstan­ces and no one has so far been charged in relation to the crash.

A Humberside Police spokeswoma­n said: “Officers investigat­ing the circumstan­ces of a fatal collision on Wawne Road, Hull last month are reissuing their appeal for witnesses to come forward.

“Sadly, the man sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Our thoughts remain with his family, who are being supported by specially trained officers and have asked for privacy at this time.

“Investigat­ing officers want to hear from anyone with informatio­n, who has not already been in touch with us, and are particular­ly keen to

speak to a man who we believe was walking his dogs on Wawne Road, close to the junction, when the collision took place.

“If this was you, or you have any informatio­n that may assist our enquiries please call our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 383 of 29 August.”

Last week Jack’s devastated mum

Jenny Hobman told the Mail she was desperate to see her son, but claimed a second autopsy has been requested by an interested party.

Second post mortems can be requested by legal teams representi­ng those involved in fatal accidents who face potential criminal proceeding­s.

Ms Hobman said: “It has been an absolute nightmare. We have already had an autopsy, but now there has been a request for a second one.

“The interested party needs to pay for it themselves and they have been given 28 days to do so before it even takes place.

“I think that is disgusting to let a grieving family have to wait like this. It feels like Jack is being treated like a piece of meat.

“I go to the tree where he died three times a day, because it is the only way I feel I can get close to him. He is my son, my baby.

“I have been told nothing about what is happening. We are all heartbroke­n and all I want to do is see him, kiss him and do his hair.

“It feels like our rights are been taken away.

“We have not been able to have the funeral and say a proper goodbye.

Friends and family held a balloon release in his memory the day after and a huge number of cards, balloons and mementos were left at the scene of the crash.

Ms Hobman has paid an emotional tribute to her son.

She said: “He was an amazing lad. It was just Jack and me and in the house and he really looked after me. He was just lovely and fantastic.

“He had lots of friends and the whole of Bransholme knew him. When he entered a room he would light it up.

“He was known for being such a nice lad.

“He has a one-and-half-year-old daughter, but she is too young to understand what has happened.

“But he was a great dad, as well as a great son, brother, nephew, grandson, cousin and friend.”

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Floral tributes left for Bransholme crash victim Jack Madsen
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Jack Madsen died in a motorcycle crash in Bransholme

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