A TRAIN manager who died in a horror crash after two horses bolted onto a busy motorway has been pictured, as tributes pour in.
Johnny Brown, 50, collided with the steeds on a section of the M18 near at 4.44am on November 13.
Tragically, Brown, who was driving a blue Superb, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver blue Skoda Octavia hit one of the horses before a Nivara crashed into the other, with both drivers suffering minor injuries.
Brown worked for the rail operator East Midlands Railway and was described as a “beautiful soul with a contagious smile”.
A post on said: “My thoughts are with my railway family at EMR having to deal with devastating news that train manager Johnny Brown was in the M18 crash and sadly didn’t make it.”
Another added: “Johnny Brown, who was simply on his way to work who has been cruelly taken away and lost his life.
“Heartbreaking – thinking of all affected by this devastating event.”
While a third friend wrote: “You always put a smile on everyone’s face – a beautiful soul with a contagious smile.
“Rest in peace – sending love to your family and your depot colleagues in those extremely difficult moments.”
Both horses died at the scene and officers are trying to find their owner.
A investigation is now under way.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Following a tragic fatal collision on the M18 in Doncaster, we are appealing for witnesses, those with footage, and the owners of horses involved to come forward.
“At 4.44am on Friday 13 November we were called to reports of a collision at junction four of the motorway.
“Officers responded to initial reports of two collisions involving two horses and two Skoda vehicles.”
“Initial enquiries have led officers to understand that a blue Skoda Octavia was in collision with one horse, and a blue Skoda Superb was in collision with a second horse who were loose in the carriageway.
“Following the collision involving the Skoda vehicles, a second collision has occurred involving a Vauxhall Nivara and one of the horses.
“The driver of Skoda Superb, a 50-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.”
