Family pay tribute to M6 motorcyclist

The family of a man who died following a collision on the M6 last week have paid tribute to him.

Stephen Dennett, aged 48, of Admaston in Telford, died after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a lorry on the M6 southbound near junction 10 at around 8.17am on Thursday 18 May.

Speaking following his death, Mr Dennett’s family said: “Steve was a much loved dad, son, brother, partner and friend.

“He was loved and respected by all who met him.

“Steve was an intelligent man who was always kind, thoughtful and generous.

“He loved life and found much joy in reading, walking with his dogs and music.

“As a family we are truly devastated and kindly ask that our privacy is respected at this time.”

A file is currently being prepared for HM Coroner.

We are continuing to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the collision to get in touch.

Anyone with information or relevant dashcam footage is asked to contact us via Livechat on our website or call 101, quoting incident number 126 of 18 May.

Alternatively, email the collision investigation unit directly at: [email protected].