Tribute to man who died in crash

The heartbroken family of a young man ‘with a heart of gold’ who died in a collision near Oundle have urged people not to lay flowers at the crash scene, so they don’t have reminders of the tragic incident.

Finbar Billings, aged 19, from Benefield, was driving his black Ford Ka when he was involved in a crash on the A605 at Barnwell on Friday, March 10, at about 5.15pm. Police have said that it is not thought any other vehicles were involved in the incident. Sadly, Finbar died at the scene

Now Finbar’s family have paid tribute to the 19-yearold, saying they are ‘very heartbroken’ since the news. They also thanked people for their support since the crash.

In a statement released by Northamptonshire Police, they said: “Our Winnie Woo, it is with the heaviest of hearts we are writing this.

“Our Finbar sadly passed away after a collision on Friday, March 10. We are obviously very heartbroken and are lost without him.

“Finbar was a ‘wild child’ as they say. He always knew how to make it better, he had a heart of gold and would always be there to offer a helping hand in a time of need. A genuine man who was taken from us too soon! As a grieving family we ask you not to go to the scene and lay flowers as it’s a route we travel often anddon’tnotwishtohavereminders of this tragic event.

"We also ask you respect our privacy and give us the time to grieve. Thank you for yourunderstandingandsupport, it’s very comforting.”

NorthamptonshirePolice would like to hear from any witnessess or anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the collision.