The funeral of a father-of-one who died in a car crash in Dagenham is due to be held today.

Barking and Dagenham Post: Floral tributes left in Porters Avenue, scene of the fatal collisionFloral tributes left in Porters Avenue, scene of the fatal collision (Image: Archant)

Ricky Fuller was 25 when his Peugeot car collided with a black taxi cab along Porters Avenue in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, January 26.

The former council contractor, of Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, was taken to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, following the incident where he died the next day from his injuries.

Family including his mother Tracey Fuller, sister Nicola, brother and three-year-old son Archie, as well as girlfriend Clare Lee, are due to gather with friends at 1pm at Dagenham Parish Church, Dagenham, for the funeral service.

Ricky is then expected to be buried in Eastbrookend Cemetery.