Family pays tribute to man who died following collision in Shawbirch
The family of a man who died in a collision in Shawbirch on Tuesday have paid tribute to a dear husband, father, brother, uncle and grandad.
The 74-year-old man from Telford who died in the collision on the B6053 in Shawbirch has been named by his family as Phillip Chebsey.
The family, who affectionately knew him as ‘Phil’, ‘Nandy’, ‘Cheb’ or just simply, ‘Dad’, have today paid tribute to him, saying:
“The Chebsey family say goodbye to a dear husband, father, brother, uncle and grandad.
“Everything is quiet, but in the quiet we still hear your voice and we will never forget that you were always there when we needed you most. Farewell you old gunslinger. The world never beat you…you just walked into the sunset."
Witness Appeal
Police are investigating the collision which happened on the B6053 in Shawbirch on Tuesday 10 January around 3.50pm just prior to the junction of Woodford Green on the B5063.
A black Volkswagen Tiguan had been travelling along the B5063 from Shawbirch towards Longden-upon-Tern when it collided with a silver Mercedes C-Class which was travelling in the opposite direction.
Investigating officers wish to speak with anyone who has dash-cam footage from that time in that area, to get in touch by contacting lewis.carpenter@westmercia.police.uk quoting reference 423i of 10 January 2023.
