My name is Calvin Buckley. I am speaking to you today regarding my partner Frankie and my daughter Neeve who were both killed in a road traffic collision on the M66 motorway in May 2023.
I received a phone call telling me that my partner had been in a collision and was unconscious on the motorway, so I made my way to the scene of the crash. Once I got there, it was what can only be described as a horror scene. I saw Frankie 20 minutes before the crash. I waved goodbye, said I love her like we always did, not knowing that would be the last time I spoke to her. To put it simple, my world ended that day. Me and Frankie had been looking forward to having our daughter. She was 17-weeks pregnant at the time, Frankie. The week before the collision we had just had a gender revel and found out we were having a daughter. I have gone from being the happiest moments of my life to the worst devastation that I would not wish on anybody.
The psychological and mental effects have been difficult to deal with. It has had an impact on two sons have lost their mother. A mother has lost a daughter. A father has lost a daughter. Also, Frankie’s friends as well. It is just a massive loss to everyone. Frankie, I would always describe her as a motherer. She was all about her children and had a massive heart.
A lot of the comments about Frankie when she passed, from friends, was people saying that she had helped them at times when they were at their lowest. She had a big heart and time for people.
The driver, we found out after the incident, was driving over speeds of 120mph. He was also filming himself whilst he was driving, holding his phone in one hand. He was driving aggressively, weaving in and out of cars and causing a lot of chaos.
My message would be, whether you are a driver or a passenger you have responsibility. You have a responsibility for your own life, and you also have a responsibility for your passengers, the public, other people out on the streets. You need to think and value your own life and other people’s lives. That is by being a respectful driver and not taking unnecessary risks. Do not be letting yourself get distracted with your mobile phone. You can answer a text message at another safe time. Do not be using the roads as racetracks, speeding around because it does end up resulting in people losing lives. Would you really want to be the person that is responsible for ending the life of a mother and her daughter or anybody in that case.
