Funeral takes place for father and two children killed in Dalton crash

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People lined the streets of Barrow to pay their respects to a father and his two children who died in a car crash in Dalton-in-Furness last month.

Joshua Flynn, 37, was out for a walk on Father's Day with his 15-year-old son Coby-Jay and his 12-year-old daughter, Skylar, when they were hit by a car and killed.

The funeral cortège paused at Furness Academy, where the children went to school, before moving on to a private service.


The family died, along with their 'beloved' Yorkshire terrier, Troy, while walking along Abbey Road, Dalton-in-Furness at around 2:30pm on Sunday, 21 June. Each family member was pronounced dead by a paramedic

A local man has been charged with causing their deaths by dangerous driving