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Gatwick crash woman's lift favour | |
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A woman who died when her car was in a collision with a coach at Gatwick airport had just dropped her friend off for a flight, it has been revealed. | |
Melanie Wisden, 34, from Cardiff, was killed instantly when her Ford Ka was crushed by a National Express coach just after 1330 BST on Friday. | |
Ms Wisden, who worked at a cafe, had an 11-year-old daughter, Mia. | |
Her mother Valerie told the Wales on Sunday newspaper: "It's such a waste of life - it's all just gone." | |
She added: "We're going to miss her so much. She will always be in our hearts for ever and ever." | |
She had taken the day off work from her job at Starbucks to carry out the trip to the second busiest airport in the country. | |
More than 100 people have left tribute messages on a Facebook page set up in memory of Ms Wisden by her sister Maxine. | |
The collision on Airport Way caused severe delays as access to the North Terminal was not possible from junction 9 of the M23 while collision investigators worked at the scene. | |
The coach driver was taken to hospital suffering from shock while a passenger had a wrist injury. | |
All roads were reopened by 2000 BST by which time there were several abandoned cars in the roads approaching the airport. | |
BBC Sussex radio reported people getting out of their vehicles and running towards the airport with their suitcases. | |
Passengers using the airport were advised to allow extra time for their journeys. |
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