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A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving over a crash that killed six people, including two children.

The crash between a Ford Focus carrying a family and a motorbike with a husband and wife riding it happened on the A61 between Wakefield and Barnsley just before 4pm on Sunday.

Shane Roller, 33, his 30-year-old partner Shannen Morgan and their daughters Rubie and Lillie Morgan-Roller, aged nine and four, were killed in the crash.

A GoFundMe page set up for Mr Roller and Ms Morgan’s surviving daughter, who is understood not to have been with them at the time of the crash, reached more than £200,000 by Tuesday morning.

The page, set up by family friend Paul Hepple, said the 11-year-old had “lost her whole world in an instant”.

Christopher Barton, 56, and Janine Barton, 48, also died on the motorbike they were riding.

In a tribute released by their son through West Yorkshire Police, they were described as “a loving, caring mum and dad who always put me before everything else”.

The couple had recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.

After the crash. Pic: YappApp
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After the crash. Pic: YappApp

The scene on the A61 in Wakefield, following a collision between a car and a motorcycle on Sunday afternoon in which four adults and two children died. The crash between a Ford Focus and the motorbike occurred on the A61 between Staincross, Barnsley, and Newmillerdam, Wakefield. Picture date: Monday July 22, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Wakefield. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
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Pic: PA

Superintendent Alan Travis of Wakefield District Police described the crash as an “absolutely tragic incident which resulted in the loss of six lives”.

West Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Enquiry Team have issued an appeal for anyone who saw a grey coloured Porsche 911 car being driven in the area around the time of the collision to come forward.

Detective Sergeant Steven Suggitt said: “I would also urge anyone who has dashcam, doorbell or CCTV footage of this car, that may assist our investigation, to please contact us.”

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