Face of M18 crash victim

Jemma (22) was moving from the Reading area to live nearer to Sunderland University on Friday afternoon when four vehicles collided on the M18.

Four other people were injured in the crash and the motorway was closed in both directions for more than six hours.

All four vehicles were travelling north in the inside lane between J1 and J2.

A red Mercedes 2540 HGV collided with the rear of a silver Citroen Berlingo, which in turn hit the back of a white Scania R2360 lorry.

This overturned and slid into the rear of a white Vauxhall Combo van.

The Mercedes HGV continued across the carriageway and came to rest across the central barrier.

Jemma, who was born in Limerick in Ireland, was the front seat passenger in the Citroen. The driver, a 27-year-old man from the Reading area, was taken to Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital with serious injuries.

A 66-year-old Rotherham man behind the wheel of the Mercedes HGV suffered serious leg injuries and was taken to Rotherham General Hospital.

The driver of the Scania lorry, a 56-year-old Rotherham man, and his passenger, a 61-year-old Doncaster man, both suffered minor injuries.

The Vauxhall Combo driver, a 38-year-old man from the Pontefract area, also sustained minor injuries.