First pic of joyful baby boy killed in horror van crash as dad pays touching tribute
Tragic five-month-old Louis Thorold was killed when a van mounted a pavement and struck his pram in Cambridgeshire on Friday leaving his mother Rachael Thorold in hospital
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Rachael Thorold with son Louis (Image: SWNS.com)
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By Press Association 2021
Rachael Thorold, 36, holds her five-month-old baby son Louis Thorold hours before a van struck his pram (Family/PA)
A baby boy with a “joyful smile” was killed when a van mounted a pavement and struck his pram.
Five-month-old Louis Thorold died following the collision on the A10 in Waterbeach on Friday, Cambridgeshire Police said.
His 36-year-old mother Rachael Thorold, who was pushing the pram, is in hospital in a critical but stable condition, the force said.
Police have released a photo of Ms Thorold holding her smiling son, with the picture taken just hours before the collision.
The father of a baby boy who died after a collision in Waterbeach paid tribute to his son.
Louis’s father, Chris Thorold, who is the finance director of Marshall Aerospace, said: “We will love you always our little Louis. You were only with us for a short time, but you made us the happiest people in the world.
“I cannot describe how heartbroken we are that you are gone. You are such a happy little boy and your joyful smile and laughter will never leave us.
“Your ma-ma is fighting to stay with us and we are praying that she will make it through.
Louis and his mum, Rachael, taken just hours before the collision Credit: Cambridgeshire Police
The family of a five-month-old boy who was killed in a collision have paid tribute to a ‘happy’ baby with a ‘joyful’ smile.
Rachael Thorold was walking her son, Louis, when a van left the road on the A10 in Waterbeach on Friday 22 January.
The van then hit the pushchair, killing Louis and leaving his mother in a critical condition in Addenbrooke s Hospital, Cambridge.
In tribute, the dad of Louis, Chris Thorold, who is the Finance Director of Marshall Aerospace, said: “We will love you always our little Louis. You were only with us for a short time, but you made us the happiest people in the world.