Tributes have poured in for a much-loved Cranbrook father who died in a motorbike accident.

Shawn Field collided with another biker and two cars in East Sussex last Sunday morning.

The 41-year-old was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton but he died from his injuries later that night.

Family members and friends took to Facebook to pay their respects to the charming and kind father-of-two.

A colleague at Tate Fencing posted: “Rest in peace pal, work isn’t going to be the same without you.”

Another friend added: “I’m going to miss that megawatt cheeky grin of yours.”

"I'm going to miss that megawatt cheeky grin of yours" - Friend of Shawn Field

A spokesman for Tate Fencing said: “Shawn was a highly respected and extremely valued member of staff who had given us many years of loyal service.

“Right now our thoughts and attentions are with his family.”

Mr Field, of Campion Crescent, attended the former Angley School, now the High Weald Academy.

A report on his death has been passed to the East Sussex coroner’s office. The results of a post-mortem are expected next week.

The circumstances around the crash are not entirely clear, with Sussex Police launching an appeal for information.

Officers know he was riding a Suzuki motorbike and travelling west on the A259 Hastings Road at Winchelsea when he collided with a Toyota Yaris which was waiting to turn right, a Honda motorbike travelling in the same direction and a C1 Citroen.

The other motorcyclist, a 35-year-old woman from Hawkhurst, suffered a broken pelvis and ankle and was taken to Hastings’ Conquest Hospital.

The driver of the Yaris, a 47-year-old woman from Winchelsea, suffered whiplash and shock along with her passenger, a seven-year-old girl. They were also both taken to the Conquest.

The Citroen driver, a 65-year-old Rye man, was not injured.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to ring 101 quoting Operation Danebridge or email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk.