Amir Khan: M6 crash turned our party joy to despair

'Numb' ... Amir Khan

BOXER Amir Khan told last night of his “despair” after discovering that two boys killed in a Christmas Day crash were on their way to his cousin’s wedding.

Little Arsalaan Habib, four, his brother Adnan, ten, and their aunt Bushra Tazarib, 32, died in the tragedy on the M6.
The boys’ mum Parveen, 38, who was driving, and their 17-year-old sister Misbah survived.
All five were on their way to Bolton — where the boxer lives — when the accident happened. The bride Rabia Khan is ex-world champ Amir’s second cousin and he was at the ceremony when the news came through.
Last night he said: “My heart goes out to the families of those involved in this terrible accident. No one could believe it. One minute everyone at the wedding was joyous — the next it had turned into despair.
“To hear that two young children and their aunt had been killed on their way to the wedding was utterly heartbreaking. We were all numb, no one knew what to say.
“Some people actually left the wedding service to pay their respects — and others were in tears.
“It was one of the most harrowing things I’ve ever experienced. I am just so, so sorry.”

Tragedy ... scene of crash on the M6

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Amir, 26, did not know the people involved in the crash — they were from the groom’s side of the family and had travelled from their homes in High Wycombe, Bucks.
They were part of an eight-car convoy heading up the M6 when Parveen’s red Ford Focus careered off the motorway, up an embankment and slammed into a tree near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. Yesterday police issued a fresh appeal for information.