M58 lorry crash

An HGV driver who killed a schoolboy and a mother-of-two in a motorway collision 'unleashed a 19.2-tonne battering ram' when he used his mobile phone at the wheel, a court has heard.James Majury, 33, opened a number of apps during his journey including medieval fantasy game Hustle Castle and Sky Sports News, as well as sending text messages to his mother.He accessed the Facebook app less than a minute before his Mercedes Arocs vehicle, laden with scaffolding, ploughed into the back of a nine-seater minibus carrying pupils and staff from Pontville School, a special educational needs facility in Ormskirk.Joe Cairns, 14, from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, and school support worker Anne Kerr, 50, from Southport, died from their injuries at the scene on the M58 at Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, on January 8 last year.Francis McEntee, prosecuting, said: 'The Crown say the defendant had been more engaged with Facebook than the road ahead. These were precious individuals indeed. "Majury will be banned from driving for six years when he is released from prison on licence halfway through his sentence. A lorry driver who killed a schoolboy and mother-of-two when he crashed into a school minibus while using his mobile phone at the wheel has been jailed for eight years and 10 months.James Majury was said to have effectively "unleashed a 19.2-tonne battering ram with his eyes closed" on the M58 in Lancashire as he opened apps on his phone and sent text messages while driving at speeds of up to 56mph.The 33-year-old from Coppull, Chorley, "prioritised" checking his Facebook account at the wheel over the safety of other road users, Preston Crown Court heard.He accessed the app less than a minute before his Mercedes Arocs vehicle, heavily laden with scaffolding, ploughed into the back of a nine-seater minibus carrying pupils and staff from Pontville School, a special educational needs facility in Ormskirk.Majury slammed on his brakes just half a second before hitting the minibus, Preston Crown Court heard.Joe Cairns, 14, from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, and teaching assistant Anne Kerr, 50, from Southport, died from their injuries at the scene on 8 January 2019.Majury pleaded guilty in February to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and five counts of causing serious injury.Sentencing him on Friday, Judge Robert Altham said: "The sad conclusion was this. No!' While Joe and Ms Kerr were killed at the scene, four other people were also seriously injured and rushed to hospitalThe court heard how HGV driver Majury only reacted less than a second before crashing into the back of a school minibus near junction three of the M58 in January last yearHe went on to engage in a six-minute hands-free phone conversation with his partner before Majury unlocked his phone again a minute before the crash and sent another message to his mother before opening the Facebook app.Majury slammed on his brakes just half a second before hitting the minibus, the court heard.In February, Majury, of Milton Road, Coppull, Chorley, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and five counts of causing serious injury and was remanded in custody.Shortly after their son Joe's untimely death, his parents Steph and Andy Cairns described Joe as 'a true fighter with a heart of gold' and 'a true superhero'. Pics: Lancashire ConstabularyThe crash involved an HGV, a minibus and five other vehiclesMother-of-two and teaching assistant Anne Kerr also died at the sceneMrs Kerr's husband, Simon, said he hopes people will 'think about the devastation that has been caused before picking up their phone whilst driving'The scene of the crash on the M58 on 8 January 2019 More than 500 people who visited Toronto strip club are urged to quarantine for 14 days after worker tests positive for COVID-19Anarchist who torched an NYPD cruiser while wearing a Guy Fawkes mask is arrested just hours after he tried to taunt FBI agents by scrawling 'too late' on his apartment wall'Do we think our little white a**es are the only ones that matter?

The crash occurred at around 1.50am today close to Junction 3, …

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