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M62 minibus driver jailed for six years and eight months over fatal crash

Minibus driver James Johnson has been jailed for six years and eight months for causing the M62 hen party coach crash.

Bethany Jones, 18, died in the crash which happened when she and friends and family were on their way to a hen party.

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M62 hen party crash: Lorry driver found not guilty

Bethany Jones was killed in the crash

A lorry driver accused of causing the death of 18-year-old Bethany Jones has been cleared of all charges.

A jury at Leeds Crown Court found 45-year-old Kevin Ollerhead, from St Helens, not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, and and not guilty of causing death by careless driving.

He was driving the lorry which crashed into the back of the minibus near Pontefract in April last year.

20 other women were injured in the collision.

The minibus driver James Johnson, whose vehicle was travelling at less than six miles an hour on the inside lane, has admitted causing death by dangerous driving.

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