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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Mathilde Grandjean

Jury retires in trial of driver accused over fatal M4 smart motorway crash

The incident took place on the M4 (PA) - (PA Archive)

A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of a van driver who crashed into a broken-down car on a smart motorway where the safety alert system was malfunctioning.

Barry O’Sullivan, 45, was driving a grey Ford work van along the M4 on March 7 2022 when he collided with a Nissan Micra that had come to a halt in the fast lane of the motorway.

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