Couple died in crash on last leg of anniversary trip

A married couple who died in a crash on the A1 were on the final leg of a trip from Scotland where they had been celebrating their 41st wedding anniversary, police have said.

Emergency services were called to the southbound side of the A1 at Tuxford in Nottinghamshire, shortly after 15:30 BST on Monday following reports of a three-vehicle crash involving a Harley-Davidson Trike motorcycle, a Vauxhall Grandland and a Scania flatbed lorry.

Nottinghamshire Police said Mike Savings, 66, and his wife Shirley Savings, 64, who were riding the Trike - died at the scene.

In a tribute issued by police, their two sons said their "unique energies and perspectives will be cherished and missed greatly".

The couple, who lived in Lichfield in Staffordshire, had been riding around Scotland and celebrating their marriage by visiting a number of locations, including the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, to pay respects to Mike's late father who fought at D-Day, police added.

"As those who were following their journey will know, they had spent the last week on an anniversary tour of Scotland on their Trike and were on the final leg of their trip on the A1 in Nottinghamshire when they were involved in a road traffic incident, of which they did not survive," their sons added.

"They first met at a nightclub and after over 40 years of marriage and two children, their love of life and each other was still strong.

"Their unique energies and perspectives will be cherished and missed greatly by all who knew them."

Police have appealed for any witnesses who have not already spoken to officers to contact the force on 101.

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