TRIBUTES have been paid to a dad-of-two who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Spain.

Christopher Williams, 44, lived in Marnhull and had friends in the Dorchester area.

He died near the port of Santander in northern Spain while riding his customised motorbike on his way to visit a friend in Portugal.

Divorced Mr Williams leaves two daughters, aged 16 and 14, as well as two brothers and a sister and a 98-year-old grandmother whom he helped care for.

A statement from the family said: “Chris was a wonderful son, brother, father and grandson and he will be missed enormously.

“He was well known and well liked as a genuinely nice, friendly man. Biking was in his blood. He had been riding since he was a boy.”

The Spanish Civil Guard is investigating the incident.