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Fifth M25 stag party victim named | Fifth M25 stag party victim named |
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The fifth member of a stag party who died in a crash on the M25 has been named as musician Rohan Chadwick, 27. | The fifth member of a stag party who died in a crash on the M25 has been named as musician Rohan Chadwick, 27. |
Mr Chadwick was among six friends from Brighton travelling in a rescue truck after their minibus broke down on the way home from a stag weekend. | Mr Chadwick was among six friends from Brighton travelling in a rescue truck after their minibus broke down on the way home from a stag weekend. |
Police investigating the crash on the M25 in Surrey on Monday are waiting to speak to the survivor from the party, Benjamin Pert, who is in hospital. | Police investigating the crash on the M25 in Surrey on Monday are waiting to speak to the survivor from the party, Benjamin Pert, who is in hospital. |
The driver of the vehicle, who also died, is yet to be formally identified. | The driver of the vehicle, who also died, is yet to be formally identified. |
Separate vehicle | Separate vehicle |
Mr Pert, who is in a stable condition in the Queen Victoria Hospital at East Grinstead, West Sussex, has undergone surgery for facial injuries. | Mr Pert, who is in a stable condition in the Queen Victoria Hospital at East Grinstead, West Sussex, has undergone surgery for facial injuries. |
Another seven members of the stag party, including the groom-to-be, had been taken home in a separate vehicle after the minibus broke down on the M1. | Another seven members of the stag party, including the groom-to-be, had been taken home in a separate vehicle after the minibus broke down on the M1. |
Four of the victims have already been identified as doctor Christopher Janaway, 28, Jon Chandler, 26, Andrew Graney, 29, and doctor Matthew O'Donnell, 30, all from Brighton. | Four of the victims have already been identified as doctor Christopher Janaway, 28, Jon Chandler, 26, Andrew Graney, 29, and doctor Matthew O'Donnell, 30, all from Brighton. |
Mr Graney's family released the first picture of him on Wednesday. | Mr Graney's family released the first picture of him on Wednesday. |
All six men were in the cab of a recovery vehicle which collided with a lorry. | All six men were in the cab of a recovery vehicle which collided with a lorry. |
Chris Janaway, Jon Chandler and Matthew O'Donnell were killed | |
The HGV driver was uninjured in the accident. | The HGV driver was uninjured in the accident. |
Surrey Police said officers had already spoken to Mr Pert briefly, but would interview him in more detail as a witness when he was fit and well. | Surrey Police said officers had already spoken to Mr Pert briefly, but would interview him in more detail as a witness when he was fit and well. |
The group had spent the weekend in Leicestershire celebrating the impending wedding of James Forrer. | The group had spent the weekend in Leicestershire celebrating the impending wedding of James Forrer. |
He said the loss of "five beautiful friends" had left all those who knew them "inconsolable". | He said the loss of "five beautiful friends" had left all those who knew them "inconsolable". |
"I'm so grateful that we were all able to share a terrific weekend's celebration that was filled with laughter," he said in a statement. | "I'm so grateful that we were all able to share a terrific weekend's celebration that was filled with laughter," he said in a statement. |
"Coming to terms with a loss of such magnitude will require much time and energy, and the warmth and love of all of the families and friends involved." | "Coming to terms with a loss of such magnitude will require much time and energy, and the warmth and love of all of the families and friends involved." |
'Popular' doctors | 'Popular' doctors |
Mr Forrer said he and his fiancee had yet to decide whether to postpone their wedding. | Mr Forrer said he and his fiancee had yet to decide whether to postpone their wedding. |
Peter Coles, chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, paid tribute to Dr Janaway and Dr O'Donnell and said they were both "popular and highly respected". | Peter Coles, chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, paid tribute to Dr Janaway and Dr O'Donnell and said they were both "popular and highly respected". |
Dr O'Donnell joined the trust last August and worked in cardiology and accident and emergency. | Dr O'Donnell joined the trust last August and worked in cardiology and accident and emergency. |
Dr Janaway joined at the same time and worked in anaesthetics for six months before moving to A&E at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. | Dr Janaway joined at the same time and worked in anaesthetics for six months before moving to A&E at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. |