Connor Richards funeral: Car fanatics join convoy for Sheffield man, 23, killed in car meet crash

Connor Richards suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in Scunthorpe in September, resulting in him being put into an induced coma in hospital, before he sadly passed away. His funeral took place today, with Michael Fogg Family Funeral Directors placing some of Connor’s car work on top of his coffin.

Posting on Facebook, Michael Fogg said: “Connor loved cars and meeting others who was like minded. He worked at Cobra and was learning to weld. When Connor’s mum and dad told me this, I asked if they had anything Connor had welded.

"His dad came to our office with two exhausts Connor had made. I placed them on his coffin that also had his car picture on it. His family said he definitely would have loved this.”

Mr Fogg said he had never before seen as many car fanatics following the hearse and limousines as he had today and believed Connor would be “so proud of each and every one of them”. Connor is said to have been very close to his brother, Kian, who had previously told The Star how Connor “didn’t have a bad bone in his body” and “was very caring, especially for other people”.

In an earlier tribute, Connor’s family said they were “immensely proud of Connor for going out and living his life, despite struggling with autism and ADHD” and felt they could “be proud that we raised a brilliant and much loved young man”.