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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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Court hears minibus driver should never have been at the wheel

Acourt has been told that the minibus driver who caused a crash on the M62 which claimed the life of trainee nurse Bethany Jones, should never have been behind the wheel.

James Johnson from Bradford had already admitted causing the death of the eighteen year old by driving dangerously. But today it emerged that his concentration had been affecetd in recent years after he suffered two mini strokes .

From Leeds Crown Court, Chris Kiddey reports.

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