M40 crash: Tribute to 'devoted dad' who died
A "devoted dad" who died in a crash that closed the M40 for almost 20 hours will be "greatly missed".The family of Jan Szeder has released a tribute after the incident on Monday on the M40 between junction 9 for Bicester in Oxfordshire and junction 8A for Wheatley.Mr Szeder, 34, was one of two men to die at the scene, Thames Valley Police previously said.In a statement, Mr Szeder's family said: "We would appreciate to be left alone to grieve in peace at this difficult time."
The second man to die in the crash was a 20-year-old from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.Two other men were seriously injured during the incident, which involved a grey BMW 340i police believe was stolen. The force previously explained all four men were in the same car, which crashed into the northbound carriageway.After the incident, police arrested a 19-year-old man from Evesham and a 22-year-old man from Southam, Warwickshire, on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and burglary. A police spokesperson for TVP said an investigation was ongoing and the two men remained arrested.Mr Szeder's family said: "We will miss him greatly and he leaves two children who he was devoted to and we wish to thank everyone for their kind words and sympathy at this difficult time."
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