Police were called at 12.44pm on Saturday, December 27, after a collision between three vehicles – a Chevrolet Captiva, a Ford Mondeo and a Honda Civic – on the A31 near New Alresford in the Winchester district.
Despite the efforts of emergency services and members of the public who provided initial first aid at the scene, 34-year-old Patrick Dane, from Chichester, was pronounced dead.
Patrick had been a passenger in the Honda Civic at the time of the collision.
Five other people were injured in the crash and were taken to Southampton General Hospital by a combination of land and air ambulances. Their conditions have not been confirmed.
Patrick’s family have now released a tribute, remembering him as a much-loved son, brother and friend whose absence has left a profound void.
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The family said: “The Dane family’s loss is extraordinarily acute, and life will never be the same. It is as if the colour blue has been taken out of the world suddenly.
“The world will continue to exist, but it will always seem that something crucial is lost and missing. He was our son, our brother, our heart, our history. The pride we had for him and the love we still have for him will be his beautiful legacy to us.
“His friends will miss his extraordinary camaraderie, unflinching support, biting wit, sharp extraordinary intelligence and unwavering loyalty to them.
“Having forged his own path into his career, the world of Gaming and Journalism has lost a stellar presence and the wider world will notice and mourn the echo of his absence.
“What Patrick has left behind with us will never leave us. We have been changed and immensely blessed by having him in our presence for the time he was with us. We will all be altered by his absence. Rest well.”
Police have confirmed that officers continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Anyone with information or relevant dashcam footage is asked to contact Hampshire Constabulary.
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