Tributes paid to woman killed in two-vehicle crash

Clair James had just been promoted to an assistant manager child care practioner, her family said

The family of a woman killed in a two-vehicle collision have said she was "loved by so many people".

Clair James, 34, from Felixstowe, was killed near the entrance to Suffolk Food Hall in Wherstead, near Ipswich, at about 07:25 BST on Tuesday.

She died at the scene of the crash on The Strand involving a red Ford Fiesta and a white Isuzu D-Max pick-up.

Her family said: "Her beautiful smile and infectious personality could bring light into the darkest days and that is what will get us through.

"She faced many challenges in her life, but she never let them get her down and she conquered everything the world chucked at her", they said in a statement.

Her family added Ms James had been the "happiest she had ever been in her life" after promotion at work and meeting "the love of her life, Charlie".

Officers have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.