The driver of a skip lorry that collided with and killed a mum-of-four who was trapped in her broken down car on a motorway has avoided a jail sentence. John Bowers, 35, failed to see a stationary Kia Ceed with its hazard lights on on the M60 and collided with it on January 21, 2021.
The Kia's driver, Shirley-Ann Dumbuya, aged 38, was unable to move her car and was essentially ‘trapped’ inside on the hatch marked area separating lane one of the orbital motorway around Manchester from the slip road at junction 20. She had been advised by insurance company Green Flag that they could not go out to assist unless she was on the hard shoulder.
After a few minutes, Bowers, of Preston, collided with the Kia, Manchester Evening News reports. Emergency services arrived a short time later and Mrs Dumbuya was cut from her vehicle, but despite the efforts of medical staff, she was sadly declared dead at the scene.
