This in Nick, Andrew's son.
I unfortunately have to be the bearer of some devastating news.
My dad was involved in an accident at about 9pm on Monday night as he came to visit me in Sheffield. He was going over the Snake Pass and indeed was only 5 miles from the city when he left the road and hit a wall after the car went over a large patch of black ice.
He was in his Volvo estate and all airbags deployed and indeed he got out of the car unaided. Unfortunately he passed out shortly afterwards. The paramedics called me on his phone and I met them at the Northern General Hospital where he appeared to be in a good condition but had an aching chest and back, but was talking and lucid.
The A&E dept was ridiculously busy and incredulously didn't receive a scan or Xray until about 8 or 9am the following morning where it was found that he had a ruptured aorta on his heart. The surgeons operated immediately but sadly he passed away late morning during the procedure.
His passion for cars and especially his Alpines were a large part of his life and he often talked about the meetings he attended with many of you here and the Tours of North Wales that he organised for many years.
As he wasn't really computer savvy, he would often get me to post pictures and diagrams on here for many projects that people had going.
He will be missed greatly, especially by his granddaughters and grandsons, his daughter, my wife and myself.
When the funeral details are arranged I hope to post them on here.
Nick.
