'Kind and caring mum' dies after M1 collision

A "KIND and caring" mum has died in hospital two days after being involved in a multi-vehicle collision on the M1.

Nicola Raistrick was involved in a collision on the southbound carriageway of the M1 on Wednesday between junctions 31 and 3 at around at 6.30am.

Ms Raistrick was driving a black Vauxhall Corsa when it was involved in a collision with a maroon DAF HGV.

"As a result of the collision, the Corsa is said to have collided with the central barrier and a subsequent collision between the car, a yellow Volvo HGV and a silver Renault Trafic occurred," said a police spokeswoman.

Ms Raistrick died in hospital on Friday.

Her family are being supported by specially trained officers.

In a statement her family described her as "loving mum, nanna and niece", adding: "She was kind, caring and thoughtful. She is loved by many and will be sadly missed."

No-one else was injured in the collision.

Officers are keen to hear from anyone who saw what happened, or has any dashcam footage.

Call 101 quoting incident number 115 of February 5. Submit dashcam footage via email at [email protected].