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Mr Steer died having sustained multiple injuries after he drove his van into the rear of a slow moving articulated truck which was travelling behind a rolling road block.

Work will start next year on the 15km dual carriageway over the Hunter River.

The coroner was due to deliver her findings on Friday, after hearing evidence from witnesses surrounding the deaths of two drivers.

He 'would light up the room wherever he went and was always smiling with a beautiful soul. He is so unbelievably missed'

Tyrone Adams died after being chased by police at Tweed Heads in 2018, when he crossed onto the wrong side of the M1 motorway, lost control of his car and crashed into a tree.

Police posted a photo from the scene, alongside a caption describing the incident on Thursday, December 8. "No insurance and a long walk back to Leeds!", police said in a tweet.

The circumstances surrounding their fatal crash were discussed during an inquest at Nottingham Council House on December 7, 2022. The wife of Andrew Steer said she knew something was wrong when her husband failed to return her calls.

Harris Gondwe, 38, and Jack Steer, 52, both died at the scene of the collision in Nottinghamshire on January 20 this year. An inquest is taking place

The motorway has reopened after a car transporter with seven vehicles on it caught fire. Fire crews tackled the blaze as both the northbound and southbound were closed.

Police were called to the dual carriageway. The westbound side of the A52 was closed for six hours after the force was contacted by a driver at 11.10pm on Saturday night, December 3.

Pictures show thick clouds of white smoke in the area