A family has paid tribute to Michael Gilgun, also known as Mick by many, who died following a one-vehicle collision at Newby Bridge on Friday. 

 Mr Gilgun, from Chorley, was airlifted to hospital after the Renault Trafic van he was driving was involved in a collision on the A590. 

Mr Gilgun was husband to Diane and father to Carl and Maria. He was also grandad to Taylor and Dylan.

The family said: “Mick was a gas engineer from leaving school. He took great pride in his work and the company he worked. He was born in Chorley which is where he lived all of his life.

“Mick was a huge Manchester City fan and you very rarely saw him in any clothes that didn’t have the club’s emblem on. He even taught the family parrot to sing Blue Moon - he was that obsessed.

“Mick was always the joker at parties and family gatherings. He always had a smile on his face, especially when laughing at his own jokes which he was well known for. He was always first up on karaoke with a Cliff Richard classic. 

"He will be deeply missed by all those that knew him, all the family, friends and work colleagues."

The family also wanted to pay their thanks to the emergency services for their help. 

“From the minute we received this devastating news about my dad’s accident we can honestly not thank everyone enough for doing everything they did to help him. From the police to the air ambulance, the paramedics and also to people that were there when the accident took place. 

"All of us as a family will never forget it, thank you.”