A man has been arrested following a crash that killed six people as police hunt the driver of a Porsche 911.
Christopher Barton, 56, and Janine Barton, 48, were killed on the A61 near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Sunday.
Their son described the couple, who had recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, as “a loving, caring mum and dad who always put me before everything else”.
They died alongside Shane Roller, 33, his partner Shannen Morgan, 30, and their daughters Rubie and Lillie Morgan-Roller, aged nine and four.
Police said that a man had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police investigating a road traffic collision on the A61 between Wakefield and Barnsley in which six people died have arrested a man.
“Emergency services received reports of the collision, which happened near the village of Staincross, Barnsley, at 3:54pm on Sunday afternoon.
“A man was arrested this morning on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He remains in custody at this time.
“Detectives from West Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Enquiry Team have issued an appeal for anyone who saw a grey-coloured Porsche 911 car being driven in the area around the time of the collision to come forward.
“They also want anyone who may possibly have dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage of the car and the manner it was being driven to contact them.”
Det Sgt Steven Suggitt said: “I would like to appeal for anyone who may have seen this grey Porsche 911 being driven on the roads around the south of Wakefield or north of Barnsley to please contact us.
“I would also urge anyone who has dashcam, doorbell or CCTV footage of this car, that may assist our investigation, to please contact us.”
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