Tragedy as groom is killed 48 hours before his wedding in horror e-scooter crash - as heartbroken family pay tribute to 'life and soul of the party'
Scott Catton, 54, was fatally injured after he collided with a car door which opened as he rode along the street in Top Valley, Nottingham, last Thursday.
The father-of-one was rushed to hospital, suffering with broken ribs, a broken collarbone and a severe brain bleed, his family said.
Despite the efforts of medics, the father-of-one passed away from his injuries at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre on Saturday.
Tragically, Scott had been due to tie the knot with fiancée Debi on Monday and they were due to jet off on their honeymoon to Majorca today.
But instead, his heartbroken family are now raising funds to help pay for funeral costs 'to give him the send off he deserves'.
Over £5,700 has been raised so far towards a £7,500 target, with any remaining set to be put into trust for Scott's 13-year-old son.
His brother in-law Philip Bates 56 described Scott 'as the life and soul of the party' and was a huge football, cricket and boxing fan.
Philip said: 'He was on his way home and on an electric scooter, someone opened a car door and he just hit it.
'He broke ribs, his collarbone and had a severe brain bleed. We went straight to the hospital where we spent most of the weekend.
'He was supposed to get married at Arnold Registry Office at 2pm yesterday. They were going to Majorca, they were supposed to fly out today.
'It's horrendous. It's never a good time, but this is the worst time though. He was the life and soul of the party, everyone loved him.
'He was a cheeky chap. He was massively into his sports and we both played football. He played for local teams, and played at veterans level. He loved his cricket and boxing.
'He went to Wembley to watch England and he recently went to watch the Eubank vs Benn fight. He was Nottingham Forest mad too.
'Because he wasn't married he's got money himself. To get it released is a long process, so the main aim is to pay for the funeral and take the strain off of his partner and give any money left over to his son.
'The main reason is to help his son out and give him something.'
Philip has set up a Gofundme to help cover funeral costs and to set up a trust for retired-EON advisor Scott's 13-year-old son.
In response to the funds raised so far, the family said: 'We are truly humbled and grateful for all your generosity. It just shows how loved Scott was.
'I will keep the fund raising going to help Scott's son.
'Massive thanks to everyone who has donated and a special thanks to the Park Tavern and the Oxford public house who are organising fundraising events.'
Nottinghamshire Police said officers were investigating the incident but were unable to provide any more information at this stage.
A spokesperson for East Midlands Ambulance Service said: 'We received a call at 7.06pm on Thursday 5 June to Ridgeway Walk in Top Valley.
'The caller reported that there had been a road traffic collision. 'We sent two ambulances, and one patient was taken to Queen's Medical Centre via ambulance.'
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