Family's tribute to head teacher

Mr Slinn had been writing a children's book which his family will finish

The wife and daughters of a head teacher killed in a motorway crash have paid tribute to the "incredibly talented family man".

Daniel Slinn, 44, who was head at Calshot Primary School in Birmingham, died in the multiple-vehicle crash on the M5 near Tewkesbury on Friday night.

Married couple Harbinder Singh Dosanjh, 36, and Manjit Kaur Dosanjh, 35, from Coventry also died.

Mr Slinn was writing a children's book that his family said they would finish.

Pupils at Mr Slinn's school in Great Barr have been offered counselling to help them come to terms with his death.

Mr Slinn, from Edgbaston, and the other victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

He was always a lot of fun, liked to think he was a great dancer and he made the best sandwiches for us to take to school every day Beth Slinn

Fifteen people travelling in nine other vehicles suffered minor injuries in the crash.

Mr Slinn's wife Lisa and 11-year-old daughter Carrie were also injured.

Mrs Slinn, Carrie and her 16-year-old sister Beth said the teacher was a "lovely, caring man who had time for everyone".

In a statement Beth said: "He was always a lot of fun, liked to think he was a great dancer and he made the best sandwiches for us to take to school every day.

"He was often worried that he embarrassed my sister and me, but of course he never did."

Carrie described her father as a "very selfless man who always cared for us and everyone he met".

She said: "Dad had been teaching me how to play cricket with him and he loved being in the garden and building sandcastles on the beach.

"He was in the middle of writing a children's book, which we are going to finish off for him. It could be the next Harry Potter."

Police have urged any witnesses to the crash to contact them.