A woman who died when a minibus collided with a lorry on the M62 has been named by police as 18-year-old Bethany Jones.
Ms Jones, from Pontefract, died at the scene of the crash about 11.30am on Friday, West Yorkshire police have confirmed.
Her uncle, Anthony Jones, has posted a message on Facebook in the wake of his niece's death.
"Thanking everyone on Facebook for there thoughts sympathy and condolences for the tragic of my niece Bethany Jones rip beth uncle tomy and family and all that new you god bless angle xxx xxx xxx".
Twenty-one people remain in hospital after the collision, which occurred as the minibus travelled to Liverpool for a hen party.
Among the injured is the bride-to-be, who has been named locally as Stefanie Firth.
Seven of those wounded in the collision are suffering serious injuries.
Also among those injured is Ashleigh Warner, who posted a photograph on Facebook with Ms Firth.
The minibus collied with a Farmfoods lorry on the westbound carriage Before the accident, Ms Firth's friends had posted excited comments about the upcoming hen-do.
On Friday morning, Ms Warner wrote on Facebook: "Jumping on the Liverpool status bandwagon ......... Cos I'm sooooooo excited had my tshirt on since 8 this morning:))) hope Stefanie Firth has the best time xxxx".
The group had set off from South Elmsall, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, when their vehicle collided with a Farmfoods lorry at junction 32 of the westbound carriage of the M62.
The driver of the lorry, a local man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving but has since been released on bail.
In total 21 of the women were injured in the crash, which left the minibus on its side across a carriageway and luggage strewn across the motorway.
Six air ambulances were called to the scene, and four took casualties to nearby hospitals.
The collision occurred on Junction 32 of the M62 Firefighters called the crash "the worst they had seen in a number of years", Dave Walton, assistant chief fire officer at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said.
One patient, a woman in her 40s, suffered suspected serious chest injuries and was anaesthetised before being transported, while another was airlifted to hospital also with chest injuries.
Doncaster firefighter John Nichol was passing the scene of the accident as a passenger in his father's car.
Mr Nichol said: "I got out to see if I could help, and realised there was only me there.
"First I saw a lady at the back of the minibus and realised her leg was severely broken. Then I put my head through the roof and just saw a mass of bodies.
"I think there were 11 or 12 in there, with various injuries, and around five people were out of the vehicle, hobbling around.
"I tried to calm people down and, although a bystander had called 999, I called them back to say this was a major incident and that several resources and air ambulances would be needed."
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