A MAN has died following an “industrial incident” at a tyre shop and tributes pour in online.
The 33-year-old suffered a serious injury to his brain, as well as others to his face, eye and chest, at the shop in Thetford, Norfolk.
Steve Howells, from King’s Lynn, died a week later at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge.
The accident happened in the afternoon of November 28 and he died the following week on December 19.
The inquest Norfolk Coroner’s Court on December 19 stated his cause of death as “traumatic brain injury“, with other contributing factors, including facial, ocular and chest injuries.
An investigation has since been launched into the death by Norfolk Constabulary and the Health and Safety Executive – which investigate workplace accidents.
Steve’s family called him “a loving son, a much-loved brother, a devoted uncle and a dear friend to many”.
Many people flocked to social media to share tributes to him.
One person said: “One of the finest human beings to walk this earth. A legend in every regard and a true friend.
“Too many memories all filled with laughter and fun, you always knew how to make us smile.”
Another added: “If not for Steven, I wouldn’t be the man I am today. He truly impacted my life being an irreplaceable friend I consider a brother.
“I’m certain he’s impacted many people as much as he has done with me. The world has truly lost an amazing person who is one of a kind.”
This follows the news that a man was tragically killed in a horror crash between a tractor and a car as cops arrest three people.
Police were called to the scene, in Blankney, Lincolnshire, at around 1.39pm on Tuesday December 16.
Officers discovered a tractor had collided with a green Ford Kuga outside the entrance to local Barff Farm on the B1189 Martin Road.
The driver of the Ford was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
A female passenger was rushed to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the tractor was uninjured and Lincolnshire Police arrested three people.
