A little girl whose entire family was wiped out in a horror crash that killed six people has been comforted by staying with her best pal since the tragedy. The orphaned 11-year-old is now set to move in with her auntie, according to the family friend who launched a Godfundme campaign which has nearly raised an incredible £350,000. So far more than 18,000 people have donated after hearing how Poppie “lost her whole world in an instant” on Sunday.
Her dad Shane Roller, 33, mum Shannen Morgan, 30 and her sisters Lillie and Rubie, aged nine and four, were all killed in a road traffic collision . Their Ford Focus is understood to have collided with a motorbike on the A61 between Barnsley and Wakefield on Sunday. Husband and wife Christopher Barton, 56, and Janine Barton, 48, were named on Tuesday as the couple on the motorbike who also died.
They had just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Poppie had not gone with her family from Athersley in South Yorkshire for a family walk, after asking to stay behind to play with her best friend and have tea there. Her friend’s dad, Paul Hepple, in an update to people who had donated, said: “I’ve received several messages asking about my relationship to Poppie and how the donations will be allocated, so I wanted to provide some clarity.
“I am a close friend of Poppie’s family, and Poppie is best friends with my stepdaughter. Since the tragic incident, Poppie has been staying with us. The love and support we .