THIS is the first picture of the man who died when his van blew up in a County Durham town at the weekend.
Welder Andrew Herd, 33, was driving his red Ford Transit box-van through Wolsingham at about 7am on Saturday when a gas cylinder in the back ignited, causing the explosion.
He was officially identified following a post-mortem yesterday afternoon, and an inquest into his death takes place today.
His wife, Jennifer, was expecting their first child.
Full story and pictures in tomorrow's Northern Echo
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