THE family of a man who died after a crash in Wimborne have paid tribute to an “amazing and caring person”.
James Raeburn sadly died after a crash on the B3078 Julians Road at 10.11pm on Wednesday, October 4 that involved a car and a bicycle.
The rider of the bicycle was 40-year-old James, who sustained serious injuries and very sadly died at the scene.
The car involved was a red Vauxhall Corsa and the driver, a local woman aged in her 20s, was arrested on suspicion of driving offences. She remains released on police bail while enquiries continue.
Now, James’ family have issued a moving tribute to the charity volunteer.
“James was an amazing and caring person, who had overcome a lot of obstacles in his life,” they said.
“He had a love of 60s and 70s music and horror films. He would travel for miles on his bike and enjoy long walks.
“His life was just coming together, and he was the happiest he has ever been, enjoying his charity work at Oxfam in Parkstone, thanks to the staff he was more confident and sure of what he was doing. He was also starting to volunteer at Hospital Radio Bedside.”
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Police Sergeant Gareth Thomas, of the Dorset Police Roads Policing Team, said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of James Raeburn.
“James’ family have now shared a tribute to him and have issued an image of James that was taken during his time volunteering at Hospital Radio Bedside.
“We are continuing to investigate the collision and I am appealing to any witnesses who have not already spoken to police, or anyone with relevant dashcam footage, to please come forward.”
Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, by email to scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55230157876. They can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org, or by calling 0800 555 111.
