Michael Horne, from Sholing in Southampton, was killed after his van was involved in a collision on The Downs Road on the Isle of Wight. Police were called out at 7.38am on June 6, but despite best efforts the 40-year-old was pronounced dead at the scenee. His family are being …

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Image copyright Hampshire Constabulary Image caption Mr Horne’s death had provoked an “outpouring of sympathy” from the local community, his family said A postman who died when his Royal Mail van left the road and rolled down a steep embankment was a “devoted” father of two, his family has said. …

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A man who died as a result of a road traffic collision on The Downs last Saturday has been named as 40-year-old Michael Horne from Southampton. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Mersley Downs on the morning of Saturday 6th June following a single vehicle …