Friends of local taxi driver Chris ‘Mucker’ Boyle who tragically lost his life this week in an RTC have set up a fundraiser to help towards funeral costs for the family.

Tributes across the community continue to pour in for ‘Mucker’ - who fellow cabbies have called ‘one of the best’ and the ‘kindest, funniest, most genuine, helpful’ taxi driver ever.

The fifty-seven-year-old from Park Avenue, Kilgetty, sadly died in a road traffic collision on the A4139 between Tenby and Penally at around 10.15pm on Monday, September 2.

On Thursday (Setember 5) thirty-year-old Mateusz Sikorski, appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court charged with causing death by dangerous driving, where he was remanded in custody to appear at Swansea Crown Court on Monday, October 7.

Now a GoFund me page (at: https://gofund.me/8e06dba1) has already raised over £11,000 for the much loved taxi driver, for funeral costs and to go towards raising money for his children’s futures.

W & M J Rossiter & Sons Ltd have also shared details of the funeral service, whoch will take place on Friday, September 27 at St. Mary's Church, Tenby at 10am followed by committal at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, Narberth at 12.15pm.

The funeral cortege will be passing through Kilgetty at approximately 11.45am, for anyone wishing to pay their respects to Chris.

There will be family flowers only with donations in memory of Chris made payable to Fire Fighters Charity (to go towards Tenby Fire Station) c/o W & M J Rossiter & Sons Ltd The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby, SA70 8AB or Landsker House, 21 Station Road, Narberth, SA67 7DR or via the link: https://rossitersfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices

Chris was a much-loved son to Brian, dad to Daniel, Chloe, Leah, Jimmy and Tommy J, brother to Liz, David and Lisa, uncle and friend.