AN online fundraiser has collected more than £10,000 following the death of a young man on the Avon Ring Road last month.
Organisers say the money will help the family of the victim, named locally as Daniel, with funeral costs and will support a men’s mental health charity.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the fatal collision with a car on the A 4174 between Wraxall Road and Marsham Way, just after at 5.20pm on Wednesday 14 January.
Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for investigation and vehicle recovery, reopening by 2.40am the following day.
A spokesman said: “If you have any dashcam footage of that stretch of road between 4.45pm and 5.20pm, or any information which could help officers establish how the man came to be in the road, please call 101 and give the reference 5226012439.”
Friends of the victim placed balloons and flowers at the scene, although some of these were removed for safety reasons. Many paid tribute to the man.
One message reads: “Dan the Man, forever 21. Thank you for all the laughs and amazing memories.”
The online fundraising page described Daniel as “one of the most genuinely kind and beautiful souls you could ever meet”.
Another tribute on social media said: “Daniel was deeply loved, and his loss has left a huge hole in the lives of his family, friends, and everyone who knew him.”
It said money would go to Andy’s Man Club, a charity that supports men’s mental health and provides safe spaces for men to talk, listen, and not feel alone.
As the Voice went to print, donations to the fundraiser, which can be found at gofund.me/9228e5b80 totalled £10,025. A large donation came from The Cameron Williams Foundation, a local charity set up in memory of a local young man who took his own life in 2024.