‘Well-loved’ dad-of-two, 68, pictured after he was killed in Storm Eunice when debris hit his vehicle

A “WELL-loved” dad-of-two who was killed in Storm Eunice is being remembered as a “popular” member of his community. Stephen Matthews, 68, from Aintree, died on Friday afternoon at Netherton, Merseyside, after debris hit his vehicle as the UK was belted by wild weather. The male driver of the vehicle was uninjured but Mr Matthews, […]

A “WELL-loved” dad-of-two who was killed in Storm Eunice is being remembered as a “popular” member of his community.

Stephen Matthews, 68, from Aintree, died on Friday afternoon at Netherton, Merseyside, after debris hit his vehicle as the UK was belted by wild weather.

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The male driver of the vehicle was uninjured but Mr Matthews, the passenger, didn’t survive.

A family tribute read: “Stephen was a popular and well-known member of the Aintree community who was tragically taken from us too soon.

“The beloved husband of Sylvia and devoted Dad to Jonathan and Robert, he will be sadly missed by all of his family and friends.”

His family have asked for privacy as they grieve for their loss.

Four people died after killer Storm Eunice smashed the British Isles with 122mph gales yesterday.

A woman in her 30s died after a tree fell on a car in Muswell Hill, north London on Friday afternoon – the first confirmed death in England related to Eunice.

Another man in his 20s was killed in Alton, Hampshire, after a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter pick-up collided with a tree in Old Odiham Road just before midday.

The tree – thought to be at least 10 feet tall – toppled in the largely residential street with speed bumps and a 30mph limit.

Emergency services workers were seen wearing bloodied clothes as they battled to save the casualty.

And in Co Wexford, Ireland, a man was killed by a falling tree as he was working with a colleague.