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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Tim Hanlon

Trucker who killed 3 in horror crash while browsing sex sites gives tearful apology

A lorry driver who killed three people when he crashed into stationary cars as he looked at sex sites on his phone has given a tearful apology to their families from prison.

Ion Onut's cab burst into flames and careered 100 metres along the A1(M) at Bowburn in County Durham in horrific scenes which were captured on dash cam footage in July 2021.

He was jailed for eight years and 10 months at Durham Crown Court after admitting three counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

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