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Inquest into the deaths of six people heard
The inquest into the deaths of the six people who died in a collision on the A607 near Melton Mowbray in July 2008 has taken place today (Thursday April 23) at Loughborough Magistrates' Court.
Detective Inspector Craig Baker, who is head of Leicestershire Constabulary's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "This was a tragic incident that has left six families completely devastated. It has been an extremely difficult nine months for them and I hope that the inquest will bring some closure.
"Dealing with one death is difficult enough but to have six young people in one car tragically lose their lives is traumatic for all those involved and it does have an impact. I want to pay tribute to the professionalism, hard work and dedication of everyone involved including the emergency services first on the scene, the investigation team and the family liaison officers."
The families of those who lost loved ones have asked that the following be issued on their behalf.
The parents of Chris Worrad, Garry and Samantha Worrad said: "We would like to express our gratitude to all of the emergency services involved in dealing with the tragic accident, especially Leicestershire police who have continuously supported us throughout this difficult period following the loss of our son.
"We would also like to thank family, friends and work colleagues for the continuous support they have given, without this we would have struggled to get through the past nine months.
"Finally we would like to convey our heartfelt sympathy to the other families involved and also to the driver of the lorry and his family."
Richard Bolton's mum, Allison Nelson speaking on behalf of the family, said: "Although it's been nine months we are all still very raw and struggling to come to terms with our loss. Jack (5) and Joe (3) have kept us going through this really difficult time and have brought us all great comfort. Joe is a mini version of his Dad and he lives on through him.
"We're learning to cope the best way we can and are hoping that the inquest will bring us some closure.
"Our thoughts go out to all the other families involved and also to the lorry driver and his family."
The parents of Emily Curnock, Dave and Liz Curnock said: "We can never put into words the pain, grief and heartache that this tragedy has caused. All we wanted was a family so when a part of it was cruelly snatched away we knew our lives would never be the same.
"We watched Emily turn into a beautiful young lady and were looking forward to her completing her college course, getting married and then seeing our grandchildren. This has all been stolen from us. She never got to see her baby brother and her little sister now has to celebrate her birthday on the day of Emily's death.
"What the future holds for us as a family we just don't know. We do know that we will never forget our beautiful daughter who brought so much joy into our lives. We had 18 wonderful years with her and feel blessed for that - we loved her so much."
Teela Chamberlain's mum Linda speaking on behalf of her family said: "I would like to thank family and friends for all their support during the past nine months. We still can't believe Teela has gone and expect her to walk back through the door any moment.
"Her little boy Tai is now fourteen months old and looks more and more like his mum everyday.
"We want to thank the police especially our family liaison officers for all their help. We also want the lorry driver to know that our thoughts are with him.
Luke Whittle's mum, Jo Moseley, said: "When Luke died I lost my best friend as well as my one and only son.
"Every day is difficult - it hasn't got any easier. Luke was just starting out in life and had so much to live for and I find it difficult to accept that he's gone.
"We couldn't have got through this if it hadn't been for the support of friends and family and I can't thank them enough. I also want to pay tribute to the emergency services who I know did everything they could in extremely difficult circumstances."
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