“Life will never be the same for any of us. Nothing will ease pain”

BY JAMES TWOMEY
james@slpmedia.co.uk

A “loving” father-of-five who was killed in a hit-and-run collision with a car while on a bike has been named.

Stewart Grainger, 49, from Crawley, West Sussex, was found in the early hours of Monday, May 30, after reports of a car collision outside the BP garage in Mitcham Road, Thornton Heath.

The Metropolitan Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at around 3am but, despite the efforts of emergency services, Mr Grainger died a short time later.

A statement provided by Mr Grainger’s family said: “Losing Stewart has left an immeasurable amount of pain and grief in the hearts of all that knew him.

“Stewart being taken leaves behind a partner of 10 years, two sons, two stepsons and a stepdaughter who he treated as his own, brothers, sisters and his unborn grandson.

“Stewart was a kind and loving man who would do anything for those that asked without hesitation.

“Stewart was a true inventor and had incredible talent to bring his ideas to life.

“Life will never be the same for any of us. Nothing will be able to ease the pain of losing Stewart.

“A fantastic and great man has been taken away from us. If anyone saw or knows anything about the incident that took Stewart, please come forward.”

A man, aged in his 30s, presented himself at a South London police station 12 hours after the collision, where he was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.

He has been released on bail pending further investigation.

The Met has asked for anyone who saw the collision or captured the incident, or the events leading up to the incident on dash cam to get in touch and quote reference CAD 737/30May.