Mourners to remember crash victim

Alan Williams was a well-known Cumbrian businessman

Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend the funeral of a south Cumbrian businessman who was killed in a plane crash in Africa.

Alan Williams died when the five-seater Cessna he was in crashed near the Mahale National Park in Tanzania, shortly after take-off in October.

His wife Sue and her sister Jill were also killed. They were formally identified through dental records.

Mr Williams will be buried on Monday after a service at Lowick church.

Mr Williams was a well-known businessman and set up Colony Candles in Lindal.

Engagement ring

Family friend Debbie Winn, also thought to have been on board the plane, has not yet been formally identified.

An inquest in Barrow last week heard that remains brought back to Cumbria from the crash site had been formally identified as those of Mr Williams through dental records and a pin put in his leg after an operation.

Sue Williams was identified through dental records and her engagement ring and Jill Williams through dental records.

South Cumbria Coroner Ian Smith accepted it as evidence of identification.

There was a joint ceremony for Sue and Jill Williams at Barrow Crematorium last week.