Barnsley crash: Two women arrested over hit-and-run in which dad and son died together

The women, aged 30 and 36 and both from Barnsley, are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender after being arrested earlier today.

South Yorkshire Police officers made the arrest as part of the investigation into the death of 40-year-old Dean Jones and his 16-year-old, Lewis Daines, following a fail-to-stop collision in the Cudworth area of Barnsley on Friday, January 20.

Shortly after 9pm that day, emergency services were called to Royston Road, on the bridge over Cudworth Parkway, following reports of a collision. Mr Jones and his son, were cycling along Royston Road when a vehicle was in collision with them both. The vehicle failed to stop and left the scene.

Emergency services attended, but both Mr Jones and Lewis were pronounced dead at the scene.

Meanwhile, Paul Yates, also known as ‘Bane’ or ‘PIP’, is wanted in connection with the collision and officers are appealing for anyone with information about the 35-year-old’s whereabouts to get in touch.

Their relatives are being supported by police officers as they try to come to terms with their loss.

Witnesses to the collision, or anyone who has any dash-cam footage, should contact South Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 1,089 of January 20.

An online fundraising page has been set up on the GoFundMe website to help pay for Dean’s funeral costs.

His brother, Wayne, said: “We are beyond devastated at the loss of two members of our family and we are struggling to comprehend the information.”