The sister of road accident victim Harjit Singh Thaliwal has paid tribute to her brother as "one in a million".
Manpreet Thaliwal said she and her family are struggling to come to terms with losing Harjit after he died in crash on the A6 at Mountsorrel on Saturday evening.
Manpreet, 25, from Quorn, known to her family and friends as Mamps, said: "None of us can believe what has happened.
"Harjit was one in million he truly was. He was a real gentleman and would do anything for anyone.
"He was my lovely, protective older brother who looked after me from the day I was born.
"We went through school together at Brookside Primary School, Manor High School and Beauchamp College in Oadby and he always made sure I was OK.
"He has always been at my side and I just can't accept he is not going to be there any more."
Manpreet said her brother was driving the £45,000 black BMW X6 he had just picked up that day from the garage when the accident happened.
She said: "Harjit was so proud of that car.
"We had gone to the garage to look at it a week before and he just said: 'I have to have that.'
"He worked hard - seven days a week and did not drink or go out. He liked his cars and that was his reward to himself for his hard work.
"Harjit was so good to me that if I wanted a car he would go out and get me it. He was so generous and a real inspiration to everyone who knew him."
Manpreet said she and her brother set up a beauty business - Blush Beauty Box at a shop in Ashby Square in Loughborough.
She said they had also set up an online beauty business Nail Polish Direct selling nail polish and accessories and Harjit had set up his own clothing and accessories venture Hunt or Dye.
Manpreet said: "He was a very hard worker. he worked every day and sometimes a lot more than 12 hours a day.
"He was totally committed to making all the businesses a success so the family could benefit."
Manpreet said she, her brother and father Balwant Singh Thaliwal, 48, and her mother Paramjit Kaur Thaliwal, 48, lived together in Quorn after moving from Oadby eight weeks ago.
She said: "We were a really tight unit. We lived together. We worked together.
"We relied on each other, supported each other, we were always there for each other but Harjit was the driving force."
The family decided they could not carry on trading while they grieved for Harjit.
A message posted on the Blush Beauty Box website raeds: "Due to a tragic loss within the family, Blush Beauty Box will remain closed.
"We will not be taking any orders until further notice."
Shocked friends have posted tributes and messages on Manpreet's Facebook page.
She said: "We have had a lot of support from family and friends but it still feels unreal.
"I still expect Harjit to be there in the morning when I wake up and we will go to work together. I don't know I am going to carry on without him."
Police said that a VW Scirocco was involved in the fatal crash at about 7.20pm.
Both cars were travelling away from Loughborough and towards Leicester when the crash happened, about 800 yards south of the Rothley/Mountsorrel exit.
The driver of the VW was discharged after treatment at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), in Nottingham.
One of the passengers in the vehicle was also discharged after treatment. The other is in a stable condition at QMC.
A 27-year-old man arrested in connection with the incident has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Police are appealing for anyone who has information about the incident to contact them on 101.