Tributes paid to beloved Thornaby dad who died in Billingham Crash

Andrew David William Langstaff died on Thursday, March 2, following a severe two-vehicle collision, Cleveland Police have confirmed. 

Andrew's grieving family have paid their respects and released a photograph of him, saying he was a "much-loved father, son, partner, and friend."  

Two other people, a 50-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following the crash. 

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Andrew’s family said: “Andrew was a much-loved father, son, partner and friend to many. He will be greatly missed."

The van that Andrew was driving when he was killed in the collision, belonged to Teesside Window Cleaning, his employer. Flowers have been laid at the scene of the incident by those close to Andrew, including colleagues. 

His family has asked for privacy as they deal with the shock of Andrew's death "as a family". 

Read more: Van driver dies after serious crash on Thames Road, Billingham

On Thursday afternoon, a massive emergency service response was called to Thames Road. 

A white Ford Transit van and a beige Citroen C3 collided just after 1 pm. Ambulances, the fire service, the police, and the air ambulance helicopter all responded to the incident. 

Despite the emergency services' best efforts, Andrew died shortly after the incident. The two people in the Citroen were taken to James Cook hospital via road for treatment. 

About their involvement in the incident, a spokesperson for the Great North Air Ambulance said: "Our critical care team were activated at 1.37 pm to reports of a road traffic collision in Billingham.

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"Our aircraft had two doctors and a paramedic on board and they arrived on scene at 1.33 pm.

"They worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat two patients.

"We did not airlift any patients."