Three-year-old girl killed in M6 crash was so loving, family say

Faye Dawson was described as "so loving and caring" by her family

A three-year-old girl who was killed when two cars crashed on a motorway was a "clever little girl who was very funny", her family has said.

Faye Dawson, of Wallasey, Merseyside, died on Saturday after the car she was travelling in collided with a Porsche on the M6 near Leyland in Lancashire.

The driver of the Porsche - a 79-year-old man - also died at the scene.

Paying tribute, her family said: "We can't see the future without you, it has left a massive hole in our lives.

"Everyone says how precious their daughter/granddaughter is but you were an exception, you were such a clever little girl who was very funny and had us all laughing all the time.

"You were so loving and caring and above all very loved by everyone who met you.

"You're now at rest with your great nanny, great grandad and Uncle Jimmy."

The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between junctions 28 and 29 of the M6 at 17:50 BST.

Faye was in a Vauxhall Mervia with her mother and a man, who both suffered serious injuries, while the 79-year-old man was driving a Porsche Boxster.

Police have asked any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

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