Tributes to dad and son killed in collision

OUR WORLD HAS BEEN COMPLETELY TORN APART, SAY FAMILY

- By NICOLE GOODWIN Reporter

TRIBUTES have been paid to a dad and his 12-year-old son who died following a collision in South Shields on Saturday.

Shortly after 8.55pm, police received a report of a one-vehicle collision on John Reid Road, near to the New Mill Inn.

It was reported that a white Skoda Octavia car was travelling on John Reid Road when, for reasons yet to be established, it came off the road.

Emergency services attended the scene where two occupants of the Octavia, Peter Webb, aged 40, and his 12-year-old son, Ben Webb both from South Shields - were found to have suffered serious injuries. Both were sadly pronounced dead at the scene.