Young mum tragically killed in a crash in Harborough has been named by police

Flowers left at the scene where Paige Howard died.
PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER — Flowers left at the scene where Paige Howard died. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

A young mum tragically killed in a crash in Market Harborough has been named by police.

Paige Lauren Howard, 25, of Harborough, was declared dead at the scene after the devastating smash on Saturday March 28.

The fatal one-vehicle accident happened off Great Bowden Road at about 10.20am.

Paige, who had a young son and lived locally, died just 25 days after celebrating her 25th birthday.

Her heartbroken family and friends have created a poignant tribute to her.

They have left flowers and emotion-charged messages to Paige at the spot where she died at IT company SymCirrus on Albany Court, Albany Road.

An inquest into her tragic death has been opened and adjourned.

The horrifying crash sparked a full-scale 999 response with an air ambulance backed up by police, firefighters and land ambulances racing to the scene.

Det Con Pete Davies, of Leicestershire Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit, is appealing to any eye-witnesses to contact police urgently.

“We would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the collision or saw the vehicle being driven beforehand,” said Det Con Davies.

“If you have dash cam installed in your vehicle or any CCTV footage which captured what happened please get in touch.”

Anyone with any information can call police on 101 quoting incident 146 of 28 March.