Tributes to 'devoted' Peterlee dad Sean Forster after his death in motorcycle crash
The family of a “devoted” dad who died in a motorcycle collision have paid tribute to him after he died “doing something he truly loved”.
Sean Forster, from Peterlee, was riding a Yamaha 600cc motorbike when he was involved in a collision at around 1.05am last Wednesday, August 5, on the A167, near Ferryhill. He was pronounced dead at the scene while his pillion passenger, a woman in her 20s, sustained life-changing injuries.
She remains in a stable condition at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. Thirty-eight-year-old Sean’s family have now described him as a devoted dad to son, Dylan, and a beloved son, stepson and brother.
They said: “Everyone who knows Sean has commented on him being the happiest he’s been in years since joining the biking community and, although this has been an awful tragedy, he has passed doing something he truly loved.
“We are receiving lots of lovely messages from his biking community all describing Sean as a wonderful friend, which is incredibly heart-warming for us to hear given the many obstacles faced over his lifetime.
“We are grateful to them giving him such a wonderful experience these past few months.
“We’d also like to sincerely thank his friends who tried to save him. Our thoughts are with them and everyone who has been affected by this awful incident.”
Police would like to speak to any witnesses or anyone with footage of the bike prior to the collision.
It is believed to have been travelling northbound from Chilton to Ferryhill at the time of the incident.
Contact Durham Constabulary’s serious collision investigation unit by email at [email protected], quoting incident number 12 of August 5.