"Sam brought warmth, laughter and a smattering of chaos wherever he went," his parents said Sam Gardiner, a former Race Across the World contestant, has died following a car crash. He was 24. Gardiner was driving a white Volkswagen in Manchester,

Sam Gardiner, who appeared in the second series of the BBC show alongside his mum Jo, was involved in a single-vehicle collision in Manchester last week

Viewers, fans and television commentators have all expressed their sorrow overt the tragic and unexpected death of Sam Gardiner, who appeared in the second series of the BBC show Race Across the World