A young couple who were expecting a baby boy were tragically killed in a car crash on Monday.
Horse lover Jessica Poole, 18, who was around four months pregnant, and fitness fanatic Josh Alexander, 21, were driving in their white Vauxhall Corsa on Monday when it smashed into a white lorry in Woodchurch, Kent, at about 5pm.
Emergency services rushed to the scene, where the couple from Hastings were pronounced dead.
Josh, who worked at Tenterden Leisure Centre, was described by friends as someone who ‘brought the best out of everyone’.
Josh’s father Ben Sissens said his son’s death had left him with a ‘void I feel can never be filled’.
Jessica Poole, 18, who was thought to be around four months pregnant, died when the white Vauxhall Corsa she and her boyfriend were traveling in smashed into a white lorry in Woodchurch, Kent, at about 5pm on Monday
Emergency services rushed to the scene, where the young couple from Hastings were pronounced dead
Josh, a fitness fanatic who worked at Tenterden Leisure Centre, was described by friends as someone who ‘brought the best out of everyone’
Jessica and Josh were from Hastings in East Sussex
Josh’s father Ben Sissens, pictured together, said his son’s death had left him with a ‘void I feel can never be filled’
He added: ‘Rest now my darling, with your beautiful Jess and your baby boy.’ Pictured: Josh with his mother Becky Alexander
Mr Sissens told KentOnline: ‘You were my first, my everything, my mini me, my heart, my soul and my proudest achievement.
‘Rest now my darling, with your beautiful Jess and your baby boy.’
Friend Ben Wheeler posted on Facebook: ‘I have never met someone just as amazing, honest, kind and hardworking as you are.
‘You deserved the world and deserved to be with Jess and your little boy.
‘I hope all three of you are together in a better place. You’ll be forever missed.’
Another of Josh’s friends, Michael Harmer, said: ‘You were a blessing to my life and everyone else’s – your light was radiant and you never failed to bring the best out of everyone.’
![Charlie Louise Kent, a friend of horse lover Jessica (pictured), said: '[I am] still wrapping my head around the fact my angel girl is gone, I am absolutely heartbroken'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/09/11/71950767-12177419-image-a-22_1686306604225.jpg)
Charlie Louise Kent, a friend of horse lover Jessica (pictured), said: ‘[I am] still wrapping my head around the fact my angel girl is gone, I am absolutely heartbroken’
Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is appealing to witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage that may assist to come forward
Charlie Louise Kent, a friend of Jessica, posted on Facebook: ‘I am unbelievably lost for words and in complete disbelief.
‘[I am] still wrapping my head around the fact my angel girl is gone, I am absolutely heartbroken.
‘You taught me the meaning of friendship and was and will always be the kindest soul I have ever come across.
‘From being a school girl to learning adulthood together, I made some of the most amazing memories with you and memories I will cherish forever.
‘From talking everyday and being with you all the time to having nothing but the mark you will leave behind, breaks my heart.
‘I am more than lucky to have been apart from your life and you truly brightened mine.
‘Losing you will be something I will never heal from but living on for you is something I promise.
‘I hope you’re somewhere at peace up there with baby Marcus [and] Josh.
‘Never forget me because I will never forget you, I love you my special girl.’
Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is appealing to witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage that may assist to come forward.
Witnesses should call 01622 798 538 or email [email protected] quoting MM/MD/059/23.
