TRIBUTES have been paid to the man killed on the M48 near Chepstow on Monday.
James McLaren's parents' gave this tribute today: "Our son James McLaren, who has died in a tragic accident at the age of 34, was greatly loved and will be greatly missed both by his devastated family and his many friends.
"On Flickr, where he shared his wonderful and wide ranging photos, he described himself as a "music and F1 geek", but he had many other enthusiasms - his friends, his dogs, journalism, ornithology, history and Warhammer gaming.
"He'd been an active and happy resident of Cardiff since 1996, when he moved to the city as a student. He was involved in music, journalism and music journalism from his first arrival.
However he still had many connections in Worcestershire, and particularly Evesham, where he attended Prince Henry's High School.
"All those close to him loved him deeply and we would wish he had been with us for many more years, but those years he had were busy, useful and lived to the full."
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