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Tributes Paid To "Caring" Isle Of Wight Father Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Tributes are being paid to a "caring" Isle of Wight father who was killed in a motorcycle crash last week.

Police were called to a collision involving a car and a motorbike on Whiterails Road, near Newport, last Thursday (15).

The incident happened at around 6.45pm.

The motorcyclist, 31-year-old Samuel Gibbons from Newport, was taken to St Mary’s Hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead.

His family have released the following tribute:

“Sam was a caring father, son, brother, nephew, uncle, grandson and friend. He would have helped anyone if he could.

“He had a real passion for bikes and would always be getting his hands dirty. Sam had previously worked as a mechanic in his younger years and would be the one everyone went to for a helping hand, it was always in his blood.

“It's been a real bittersweet tragedy for his family and friends as Sam had just overcome some struggles he had been faced with and recently said, ‘I had a hard road to go down but I managed to turn things around, and I'm now the best version of me I've ever been'.

“Sam will be dearly missed by so many, and leaves behind two young children, their mother, his father and five siblings.”

Hampshire Constabulary is encouraging anyone who witnessed the incident, or captured any dash cam footage, who has not yet spoken to police to call 101, quoting 44210279717.

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