Schools pay tribute to brothers killed in head-on M6 collision

School tributes have been paid to two brothers killed in a crash on the M6.

Five people were killed in the collision involving two cars on the northbound motorway, past Tebay services in Cumbria, at 4.04pm on 15 October.

Cumbria Constabulary said officers first received a report of a Skoda travelling southbound on the northbound carriageway.

Emergency crews were en route when the force received further calls it had been involved in a head-on collision with a Toyota.

Jaroslaw Rossa, 42, the driver of the Toyota, and his two sons, Filip, 15, and Dominic, seven, were pronounced dead at the scene alongside passenger Jade McEnroe, 33.

All four were from Glasgow.

Ms McEnroe’s son, seven-year-old Arran, who was also in the car, was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle where he remains in a serious condition.

Richard Woods, the 40-year-old Skoda driver from Cambridgeshire, also died in the crash.

Lochend Community High School and Oakwood Primary School in Glasgow have paid tribute to both Filip and Dominic.

Lochend headteacher Katy Anderson said the school community was in “shock” over the death of Filip.

She added: “He was a well-loved and respected young person who has touched the lives of so many in our school community and was our school chess champion.

“A highly intelligent, caring boy with a brilliant sense of humour, Filip was particularly fond of his science subjects and aspired to go to university to study either architecture or science.

“Filip was always the first to help in a situation and it is now our turn to help and send our love to his family and friends at this heartbreaking time.

“We will do everything that we can to support the family and navigate our school community through this devastating situation.”

Oakwood headteacher Vanessa Thomson described Dominic as a “beautiful, kind, curious wee boy who loved life and always had a smile on his face”.

She added: “He had a magnetic personality and always had a story to tell everyone in school and we all took joy in the obvious interests and love he had in life and his world around him.

“Dominic loved art and storytelling, creating his own imaginative creative worlds.

“Our school community is heartbroken, and our thoughts and prayers are with Dominic’s family and friends – we cannot begin to imagine how they are dealing with the devastating news.

“Dominic’s gentle, kind, thoughtfulness will be so missed by all of us at Oakwood, who loved him dearly.”

This article was originally published by Sky.com. Read the original article here.

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