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Thetford Town FC pays tribute to family in Portugal holiday crash | Thetford Town FC pays tribute to family in Portugal holiday crash |
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Four members of the Serrano family died in the fatal crash, including siblings Afonso and Domingos, who played for Thetford Town Football Club | Four members of the Serrano family died in the fatal crash, including siblings Afonso and Domingos, who played for Thetford Town Football Club |
Tributes have been made to a family who died in a car crash while on holiday in Portugal. | |
Domingos Serrano, 55, Maria Serrano, 51, and their twin sons Domingos and Afonso, 20, as well as a young woman who had been with them, died on Saturday, the Municipal Council of Mourão said. | |
The family, who were living in Thetford, Norfolk, were driving in Faro, in the Algarve, when their car collided with another vehicle on the IP2 main road in Castro Verde. A man in the other car also died. | |
Thetford Town Football Club paid tribute to the family and said the twins had been "integral" parts of their U18 team in recent years. | Thetford Town Football Club paid tribute to the family and said the twins had been "integral" parts of their U18 team in recent years. |
On Facebook, a spokesperson from the football club said it passed "sincere condolences to the Serrano family and the local Portuguese community after the recent tragedy while on holiday". | On Facebook, a spokesperson from the football club said it passed "sincere condolences to the Serrano family and the local Portuguese community after the recent tragedy while on holiday". |
"Afonso and Domingos were both an integral part of our U18's team in recent years, both brothers sadly passed away in Portugal with their parents and friends in a tragic car accident," they added. | "Afonso and Domingos were both an integral part of our U18's team in recent years, both brothers sadly passed away in Portugal with their parents and friends in a tragic car accident," they added. |
"The loss of this lovely family will leave a massive void in the local community. Partiram, mas numca serao esquecidos." | "The loss of this lovely family will leave a massive void in the local community. Partiram, mas numca serao esquecidos." |
The Serrano family were living in Thetford, but were not believed to be British nationals, the UK Foreign Office said. | |
A spokesperson from the Municipal Council of Mourão decreed two days of mourning from Sunday, following the incident. | A spokesperson from the Municipal Council of Mourão decreed two days of mourning from Sunday, following the incident. |
It said all activities and events promoted by the municipality would be cancelled throughout the weekend. | It said all activities and events promoted by the municipality would be cancelled throughout the weekend. |
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