'Beautiful' mother-of-two and her scientist boyfriend who were killed in the back of a taxi on their way home from a night out in horrific head-on multi-car crash with a drug-dealing Audi driver that claimed six lives

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Tributes have been paid to a couple who were killed when an Audi slammed into a taxi they were travelling home in on Saturday night.

Lucy Davis and her partner Lee Jenkins were in the taxi which was involved in a high-speed smash in the centre of Birmingham at the weekend, killing six people and seriously injuring one other.

Friends of sign language interpreter Ms Davis and her boyfriend Mr Jenkins, understood to be a scientist at University Hospital Birmingham, have expressed their devastation at the couple's deaths.

Ms Davis's heartbroken sister, Alison Worth, paid tribute to her sister online, saying the couple were travelling home from a 'lovely day and evening out with friends'.

Ms Worth wrote: 'They were in a taxi as they wouldn't think of driving. They were wearing seatbelts as Lulu wouldn't get in a car if the seatbelts didn't work.

'They were happy. They were great together and had so many plans. You will always be in my heart and my thoughts. I miss you so much x'.

The family of Ms Davis said: 'Lucy was a beautiful and fun-loving mother, daughter, sister, auntie and friend who brought happiness to the lives of all she met.

'Rest in Peace our Lady in Red.' 

Lucy Davis, 43, and Lee Jenkins, 42, both died when the taxi when they were travelling in was hit head-on by an Audi which mounted the central reservation and flew into the other lane

Friends said sign language interpreter and mother Ms Davis was an 'amazing woman'

Lucy's sister said her sibling was 'beautiful' and 'kind' and revealed that they called her 'Lulu' 

Ms Davis worked for Bournville College in south Birmingham and helped deaf and students with hearing impairment with their studies.   

Mr Jenkins is understood to be a scientist at University Hospital Birmingham

Friends who were with the couple minutes before the accident said they were 'very happy' when they left to go home and had enjoyed a 'lovely' night out. 

A friend of Ms Davis from the Word of Hands Theatre added: 'Lucy Davis was an amazing woman and we all knew her with her red lipstick!

'Every prayers and thoughts are with her family and close friends. Lucy will always remain in our hearts. You shall be sorely missed xxx'

The National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters said in a statement: 'As a small close-knit community, the profession is shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of Lucy in a car accident.

'She will be missed by her colleagues and members of the deaf community alike. We would like to pass on our deepest condolences to both families at such a very difficult time.'  

Kasar Jehangir, Mohammed Fahsa and Tauqeer Hussain died in the Audi, friends have said

Taxi driver Imtiaz Mohammed, described as a 'hard-working family man', also died in the crash

The taxi the couple were travelling in ended up on its side after it was hit, head-on, by the Audi 

Mary-Jayne Russell de Clifford met Ms Davis when she was a student at the InteGreat theatre between 2010 and 2012. 

The two remained close and met at the Word of Hands theatre, which is based at the Riverside Church in Birmingham, this summer. 

Ms de Clifford said: 'Lucy Davis was a wonderful, beautiful, caring, gentle and a passionate person about the Deaf community.

'She believed in every deaf person she met, working with and developing friendships with the deaf people. She took a strong interest in British Sign Language and it became part of her life.

'She was involved in InteGreat Theatre years ago which integrates a deaf and hearing theatre group and last summer she was involved with Word of Hands Theatre summer school. They were both based in Birmingham.

'Her contribution and passion for drama was her desire and her two beautiful children followed.

'Her daughter and son got involved with the school holidays drama club called Words, Signs and Vibes.

'She encouraged and supported her children with drama and acted as an inspiration. Her children are still involved with the theatre in all aspects.

'The whole deaf and sign language community are really devastated that she has gone so soon and we will all miss her so much.

'All of our prayers and thoughts are with her family especially her two beautiful children.

'Lucy, thank you for your wholehearted commitment towards the drama and deaf people.

'You have been truly amazing. We all loved you dearly.' 

The crash also claimed the life of cab driver and father-of-six Imtiaz Mohammed, 33, who was driving the couple home. 

Last night it emerged that all four men travelling in the Audi S3 had a keen interest in fast cars.

Three of the men - named locally as Jehangir, Tauqeer Hussain, 26, and Mohammed Fahsa, 30 - were killed instantly in the collision, which also involved a seven-seater taxi and a third vehicle in which the two occupants 'astonishingly' escaped without serious injury.

Zakkria Khan, 22, a back seat passenger in the Audi, remained seriously ill in hospital last night. All four men in the Audi had been thrown from the 155mph car on impact early on Sunday. 

Mr Tauqeer and Jehangir had both posted pictures of a black Audi S3 on their Facebook - a similar type of car to the one involved in the tragic crash. 

Sgt Alan Hands, from the force's Collision Investigation Unit, said: 'Our investigations continue as we work to establish exactly what happened.

'We have spoken to several drivers and potential witnesses but would still like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and has not yet spoken to us.

'Our family liaison officers are supporting relatives of the bereaved at this tragic time and our thoughts remain with them.

'We have done our utmost to respect the grieving families' wishes for privacy with regards to releasing casualty details - but as names of the deceased are now already in the public domain, and to avoid further speculation, it is now right for us to formally confirm the names of the victims.

Both Tauqeer and Kasar posted pictures of a black Audi A3 on their Facebook pages in 2015

Jehangir had recently been released from jail  after a high-speed chase in 2015. Dashcam footage released by the police then showed the moment occupants hurled heroin from the car

Jehangir, who lived a short distance away in Bordesley Green, was jailed for 34 months last November over two counts of dangerous driving and possession with intent to supply.

A court heard how he was at the wheel of an Audi S3 which had been tailed by police through Penkridge, Staffordshire, on to the southbound M6 carriageway in July 2015.

Jehangir reached speeds of up to 130mph and was filmed by a police dashcam undertaking cars and swerving on to the hard shoulder, as packets of heroin were seen being thrown from the vehicle.

Following the sentencing, Constable Anthony McKenzie from the Central Motorway Police Group said Jehangir and a co-defendant had 'put many lives at risk with their dangerous high speed driving, showing their total disregard for other road users'.

Yesterday Jehangir's father Mohammed, 64, confirmed his son's death but was too upset to comment further.

It is thought the Audi went over the central reservation and hit a taxi driving in the opposite direction. The taxi ended up on its side. Another, smaller, car was also crushed