Tribute planned to avid Peterborough United fan planned during Boxing Day clash against Leyton Orient
A tribute has been planned to an avid young Peterborough United fan during the club’s Boxing Day match against Leyton Orient (December 26, 3pm).
A large number of family members of Joshua Thomas Hampson-Crofts (21) who passed away in a collision last weekend will be at the match.
Josh’s family plan to pay tribute to his life by holding a minute’s applause on the start of minute 21.
Floral tributes and messages have also been left below the Chris Turner statue outside of the club’s Weston Homes Stadium.
His family have previously paid tribute to Josh, describing him as an ‘amazing, smiling, cheeky and happy person, who gave happiness to those around him;’ adding that he was “such a fighter, who achieved the impossible against so many medical odds.”
The 21-year-old from March was a back seat passenger in a silver BMW X5 that left the A605 Wisbech Road, outside Coates, and crashed into a ditch at about 8.45am on Saturday (December 13).
Police are appealing for any witnesses to the crash, which saw the driver, a 53-year-old man, and a 50-year-old woman, both from March, taken to Peterborough City Hospital suffering from serious injuries.
No other vehicles were involved.
Sergeant Mark Atkins, from the Road Policing Unit, said: “I would urge anyone who saw or has dashcam footage of the BMW before the collision to get in touch.”
“Anyone who saw the BMW or has footage of it should use reference Operation Canary and report it through the force website.
“Anyone without internet access should call 101.”