Tributes paid to Scunthorpe mum and 3 year old who died in a road collision

They died after their car was hit by a lorry on the A180

Author: Andy MarshPublished 13th Mar 2023

Tributes are being been paid to a Scunthorpe mother and her 3 year old boy who were killed when their car was hit by a lorry.

Formal identification is yet to take place but their families have named them as 34 year old Nicola Courtney, and Lucas Page.

On Friday a lorry was travelling on the A180 when it collided with a stationary car.

Police ask people not to speculate on the circumstances

Their families continue to be supported by specially trained officers.

Police say "a white articulated lorry was travelling westbound along the A180, Immingham between Stallingborough and Brocklesby when it collided with stationary blue Ford Focus which is thought to have broken down in a live lane."

Officers are still investigating the exact circumstances of the crash.

They've asked people not to speculate on what they may be,

A voluntary referral has been made to the Independent Office of Police Complaints (IOPC) in relation to the collision.

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