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. Mike Savings, 66, and Shirley Savings, 64, died at the scene after the three-vehicle collision on the southbound side of the A1 at Tuxford in Nottinghamshire shortly after 15:30 BST on Monday.
Emergency services were called after reports of a crash involving a Harley-Davidson Trike motorcycle, a Vauxhall Grandland and a Scania flatbed lorry. Nottinghamshire Police said the couple, who lived in Lichfield in Staffordshire, were riding the Trike when they were involved in the incident.
The couple had been riding around Scotland to celebrate their marriage and had visited 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.
In a tribute issued by police, their two sons said their
"unique energies and perspectives will be cherished and missed greatly"
The sons also said in a tribute that
"after over 40 years of marriage and two children, their love of life and each other was still strong"
They added that
"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,"
Police have appealed for any witnesses who have not already spoken to officers to contact the force on 101.
What happened on the A1?
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. Mike Savings, 66, and Shirley Savings, 64, were riding the Trike and died at the scene.
Why were they in Scotland?
The couple had travelled to Scotland to celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary and had been riding around the country on their Trike. They visited several locations, including the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, to pay respects to Mike's late father, who fought at D-Day.
What did their sons say?
In a tribute issued by police, Mike and Shirley's sons said their
"unique energies and perspectives will be cherished and missed greatly"They also said
"after over 40 years of marriage and two children, their love of life and each other was still strong"and described the Scotland trip as the final leg of their anniversary tour when the road traffic incident happened.
How are police responding?
Nottinghamshire Police has asked witnesses who have not already spoken to officers to contact the force on 101.
