Castle Douglas to say final farewell to lorry driver killed in freak accident

Castle Douglas will say a final farewell on Saturday to a young HGV driver killed in a freak accident in a Lanarkshire garage.

Jordan Little (pictured right) suffered fatal injuries in the incident at Abington on April 25.

A cortege of lorries will follow the hearse through the town to the parish church ahead of the 10am service.

His parents Mark and Lynsey are “devastated” by the sudden loss of Jordan who was just 25.

Mark, who is also an HGV driver, told the News: “It was one in a million chance that it happened.

“It has just destroyed us because he was so young.

“He was so close to us all – it’s hard to put into words. We are all devastated.”

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Jordan spent his early years in Dalbeattie, moving with the family to Castle Douglas when he was ten.

When he turned 18 he got his Class 2 HGV licence and, as soon as he could, got his Class 1, passing both first time.

Mark, from Castle Douglas, said: “He was just a normal young boy who liked a laugh, played football and went out with his pals.

“Jordan was very outgoing and wouldn’t sit in the house with an X-Box – he was an outdoor type.

“There have been so many cards and everybody says they will be there for us.

“Because he liked lorries so much the first one he ever drove, a white Renault Premium, will follow behind the hearse.

“After that will be a blue Scania and the last lorry he drove, a Volvo of the brightest green you have seen in your life.

“They will leave the funeral directors just after 8.45am and go down Jenny’s Loaning and Alvingham Avenue.

“From there they will go up Oakwell Road, down King Street then back up Queen Street to the parish church.

“After the service the Volvo is going to go ahead of the hearse and lead him to the cemetery.

“It will be Jordan’s last run with his bright green cab.”

Jordan has a sister, Chloe, 19, who works in Castle Douglas, while his mum Lynsey works in Kirkcudbright.

The family has been inundated with hundreds of cards and messages of sympathy on social media.

Mark said: “Lynsey, Chloe and I have been overwhelmed.

“I know Jordan was liked and know he was popular – not just with people his own age but with older folk.

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“He was always helping out and you would never hear anybody say a bad word against him.”

He added: “Driving lorries was almost in Jordan’s blood.

My dad had a timber lorry and so did my brother Derek.

“When he passed his test Derek took him under his wing.

“Jordan’s first job when he left school was an apprentice mechanic. He got his first driving job with Derek for a timber haulage company in Dumfries.

“He was with a Beattock company for a few years then over a year ago began driving for an Abington firm.

“Lorries were a big part of Jordan’s life – it’s an industry he was brought up in.”