THE family of a man who died in a crash in Oswestry on Friday has said they will "love him forever".

Ian Harris, 59, died in the collision near Maesbury Road and the A483 in an incident that closed the major route for more than 10 hours.

A seven-year-old girl who was also seriously injured in the crash was airlifted to Liverpool’s Alder Hey Hospital.

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His son Lee, on behalf of his family, paid tribute to their father and thanked everyone who has taken the time to share their condolences.

He said: “It’s hard to find the words to write this, I don’t even know where to begin.

“On Friday morning our dad Ian was involved in a car accident and I’m absolutely devastated to say that he didn’t make it through.

“It’s clear from the hundreds of messages and calls that we’ve all already received, how much everyone loved and respected our dad, and we ask that you extend that respect to us as a family while we try and make sense of what’s just happened.

“There’s a long process ahead of us while we wait for police investigations and a post-mortem, so please give us that space we need.

“As soon as we know anything that other people need to know, then we will say so.

“We really appreciate the messages and support from everyone, it’s testament to how much of an amazing man our dad was.

"But right now we just need to be with each other.

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“We love you dad, always and forever.”

Tributes on social media also poured in for Ian from people across Oswestry.

Mike Davies said: “A very sad loss. Ian was a great lad and will be greatly missed by many.”