Tributes paid to man found stabbed after Newcastle-under-Lyme car crash
A 20-year-old man, Jamie Evans, has died following a stabbing incident that preceded a car crash in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Staffordshire Police have arrested three men on suspicion of murder and conspiracy to murder as the investigation continues.
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Image source, Family/Staffordshire Police Image caption, Jamie Evans, 20, was found with a stab wound on Orme Road, police said
A 20-year-old man who was found stabbed when emergency services were called to a car crash has been described as a "wonderful son, loving brother and doting uncle" by his family.
Jamie Evans's red Ford Fiesta and a grey Audi crashed in Orme Road, a residential street in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, just after 17:00 BST on Friday.
Passers-by tried to help him until paramedics arrived but he died from a single stab wound after being taken to hospital.
Staffordshire Police said three men had been arrested - two on suspicion of murder and a third on conspiracy to murder.
His family, who are being supported by specially trained officers, said Jamie, from Stone, had a "warmth, kindness and great sense of humour" that bought "happiness to everyone around him".
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