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Man arrested over crash which killed six people and left 11-year-old orphaned

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Updated 13:00 24 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 12:37 24 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Man arrested over crash which killed six people and left 11-year-old orphaned

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash on the A61 killed six people

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

A tragic crash at the weekend which took the lives of six people on the A61 and left an 11-year-old girl orphaned has had a development.

Shane Roller, 33, his partner Shannen Morgan, 30 and their daughters Rubie, nine, and Lillie, four, were killed in a crash near Wakefield which involved their family car and a motorbike.

The family is survived by their 11-year-old daughter, who was not in the car with them at the time as she was at a friend's house.

Christopher Barton, 56 and his wife Janine, 48, were later named as the other two victims of the crash.

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West Yorkshire Police have since said that a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, saying that he 'remains in custody at this time' in a statement.

Shane Roller, Shannen Morgan and two of their daughters died in the crash. (Facebook)
Shane Roller, Shannen Morgan and two of their daughters died in the crash. (Facebook)

Detectives from West Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Enquiry Team have issued an appeal for anyone who saw a grey coloured Porsche 911 car being driven in the area around the time of the collision to come forward.

Detective sergeant Steven Suggitt said: "I would like to appeal for anyone who may have seen this grey Porsche 911 being driven on the roads around the south of Wakefield or north of Barnsley to please contact us.

"I would also urge anyone who has dashcam, doorbell or CCTV footage of this car, that may assist our investigation, to please contact us."

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You can contact West Yorkshire Police with any information in this case by calling 101 or going onto their website while quoting reference 1157 of 21/7.

Alternatively, you are able to call independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Christopher and Janine Barton were also killed in the crash. (Family handout)
Christopher and Janine Barton were also killed in the crash. (Family handout)

The surviving daughter of Shane and Shannen is currently staying with a family friend who has set up a GoFundMe for the 11-year-old.

It has amassed over £342,000 in donations, and the girl's aunt will become her new guardian.

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The organiser, Paul Hepple, said the family had called them to ask if he could look after their daughter as she 'didn't want to go on the walk that they went on', explaining that the 11-year-old is best friends with his step-daughter.

The son of Christopher and Janine Barton said they were 'a loving, caring mum and dad who always put me before everything else'.

Athersley North Primary School, where Rubie and Lillie were pupils, said the girls were a 'delight to teach' and a 'much-loved part of the school community'.

Featured Image Credit: GoFundMe / West Yorkshire Police

Topics: UK News

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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