A fundraiser has been launched for the son of a couple tragically killed in the fatal A61 crash near Wakefield. Lewis, 21, was on holiday in Thailand when he found out his parents, Christopher Barton, 56, and Janine Barton, 48, were involved in a collision that claimed their lives as well as four others from another family. Read more: Son's heartbreak as biker mum and dad killed in A61 horror crash named A GoFundMe page set up to support Lewis raised £8,156 before it was unexpectedly closed.
The page now displays a notice stating: "Please do not donate as requested by family", and further clarifies with an update: "This fundraiser is no longer accepting donations." In the meantime, another Go Fund Me page has been set up by Joanne Allan , aiming to raise money to cover funeral costs. In the campaign, Joanne says: "I am hoping to raise funds for Christopher and Janine Barton's son Lewis who lost his mam and dad in a fatal road collision and is finding it hard at this moment in time to acknowledge what has happened.
All donations will go towards the funeral cost's of Christopher and Janine Barton." The tragic incident, which occurred on Sunday, June 21, also resulted in the deaths of Shane Roller, 33, his partner Shannen Morgan, 30, and their young daughters Rubie and Lillie Morgan-Roller, aged nine and four. Their eldest daughter, 11 year old Poppie, who had chosen to stay at a friend's house instead of joining her family, is now orphaned.
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