Pictured: 'Superhero' boy, 14, with special needs who died next to his teacher in horror crash

The parents of a 14-year-old boy killed in a motorway pile-up alongside his teacher have described their boy as a 'superhero with a heart of gold'. The teenager was travelling in a minibus carrying pupils and staff from Pontville School, a special educational needs school in Ormskirk. Anne Kerr, 50, died alongside Joe, who was a special needs pupil at Pontville School, in Ormskirk In a tribute to their son, Steph and Andy Cairns said: 'Joe, my brave boy, a true fighter with a heart of gold. Mother-of-two Mrs Kerr, from Southport, died in the horror pile-up on the M58 The driver of the HGV, a 31-year-old-man from Chorley, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving A number of other people were seriously injured in the incident and continue to be treated in hospital, said Lancashire Police. An aerial image shows the lorry carrying scaffolding with another car smashed in front of it covered by a green sheet, the white van on the side of the road and other vehicles, as emergency service vehicles swarmed the scene Pontville School where passengers of the minibus had attended as pupils or staff members In a statement, the school's headteacher, Justine Sims, said: 'Our hearts are filled with sadness as we grieve the tragic loss of Anne Kerr.