Hero grandfather's selfless final act to save his wife from certain death as runaway lorry ploughed towards them

A devoted grandfather has been hailed a 'hero' after making the ultimate sacrifice to save his wife from a head-on crash with a runaway lorry. David Lalgee, 64, died following a devastating crash on the M60 near Manchester when a HGV blasted through the central reservation and ploughed into four cars on Thursday evening. David Lalgee died last week after swerving his car towards an out-of-control lorry so he could take the brunt of the crash - sparing Jo, his wife of six years, from certain death David was a former minister who ran an evangelical church in Blackpool prior to his unfortunate passing Jo said that her husband, who she met seven years ago, 'sacrificed his life to save mine' 'When we came to a stop, all the airbags had gone off, but I thought we were ok. 'But I could see David and there was blood streaming from his head. David's family paid tribute to the 64-year-old, saying he died in the way he had led his life – by putting other people before himself The scene of the crash which occurred last Thursday evening as David and Jo were returning to Manchester after visiting family David's vehicle collided with a lorry which had blasted through the central reservation of the M60 Footage taken by traffic cameras on Thursday night showed a significant backlog of cars following the crash Son-in-law Reuben Morley, 35, told MailOnline: 'David died a hero. David told his wife; 'Ok, here we go', as he saw the lorry ploughing towards their vehicle last week David's family launched a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs of his funeral and other expenses resulting from his death Jo, who is also a member of the church, now wants to continue his work.