Woman in moving tribute to her death crash partner

Mr Bingley was the passenger in a white Honda Integra Type-R car that police believe had been travelling towards Dinnington on Lamb Lane when it left the road and hit a tree, causing serious damage to the car.

The collision happened just after 12.30am on Tuesday. Mr Bingley, from Carlton-in-Lindrick, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

The driver of the Honda, a 24-year-old man from North Anston, suffered "life-threatening" injuries in the crash and is now in a stable condition at Rotherham District General Hospital.

Amanda Cooper, who lived with Mr Bingley in Carlton-in-Lindrick, said: "Marc was the love of my life, my best friend and my world.

"I feel lost, among every other feeling I can't begin to describe.

"He made everyone he met laugh and he was always the comedian. He was so witty and could take a joke.

"He was a loving, caring and so affectionate boyfriend and I feel blessed to have had over three-and-a-half years with him.

"I can't imagine life without him."

Police were called in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a passing motorist found a tree partially blocking Lamb Lane and an injured man – who was later discovered to be the driver of the car – in the road.

Police and fire officers then went to the scene and found the Honda stuck in a tree-lined verge.

Anyone who witnessed the fatal collision should call the South Yorkshire Police witness helpline on 0114 2202970.