Lorry driver guilty of killing eight in M1 minibus crash
Written by News on 06/03/2018
A lorry driver involved in a crash that killed eight people in a minibus on the M1 has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.
Ryszard Masierak, a Polish man, was found guilty of eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving and four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Eight people died in the crash on the M1 at Newport Pagnell, near Milton Keynes, in the early hours of 26 August last year.
The driver of the minibus, Cyriac Joseph, 52, and seven of his passengers were killed in the smash.
Another four passengers were seriously hurt.
Mr Joseph was taking the passengers – who had travelled to the UK from India – from Nottingham to Wembley Stadium to join a tour group for Europe.
After the crash, Mr Joseph’s friend, Manu Zachariah, paid tribute to him: “He was an extraordinary father, and would do anything for his friends. He was always there for us and will be really missed.”
Three other victims were Karthikeyan Ramasubramaniyam Pugalur, Rishi Rajeev Kumar and Vivek Bhaskaran, who all worked for IT firm Wipro.
Another Wipro employee, Mano Ranjan Panneerselvam, was critically injured.
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