The man who died after the scooter he was riding crashed with an ambulance responding to a 999 call has been described as a “beautiful lad” and a “top bloke” by friends.
Shaun Jackson, 31, died in hospital following the collision near Barnsley on Friday (July 28) night. The collision was reported to police at about 10.25pm by a member of the public and, separately, by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
He has now been named, with a stream of tributes being paid to him online. One friend, Dean Cusworth, wrote: “Top bloke. Sadly took too early.”
Another wrote: “Beautiful lad inside and out. God really does take the best.”
The Elm Valley Scooter Club also paid tribute to Shaun. A spokesperson said: “Sending out our condolences to Shaun Jackson to his family and friends who has tragically died in a road traffic accident yesterday.
“Shaun was one of the Honda plonk gang who did the Humberbridge ride with us. Sadly missed. RIP young man.”
Hundreds of other comments and condolences were left on South Yorkshire Police’s Facebook post, reported Yorkshire Live.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We request that the privacy of the victim’s family is respected at this difficult time. We are again appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
“We would particularly like to speak to anyone on Barnsley Road at the time who may have seen the collision, or anyone driving along either of the two Barnsley Roads who may have caught the collision on a dash camera. We are also appealing to any premises that has CCTV cameras which cover the junction to check their footage and see if those cameras caught the collision.”
A Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust spokesperson said: “First and foremost, our thoughts are with the man’s family at this very difficult time.
“We are working with the police to help with their investigation into the cause of the collision.”
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police on 101 and quote incident number 1232 of 28 July 2023.
