Family of Man Killed in Collision with Coach Praises Court Verdict ; the Family of a Man Killed in a Collision with a Coach Say They Are Happy the 72-Year-Old Driver Whose Careless Driving Led to His Tragic Death Is Off the Road.

Western Daily Press › November 19, 2008

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The family of a man killed in a collision with a coach say they are happy the 72-year-old driver whose careless driving led to his tragic death is off the road.

Melvin Pratley, 54, known as Rusty, was killed when his van collided with an 11 tonne coach driven by Anthony Lancaster on December 5 last year.

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Family of Man Killed in Collision with Coach Praises Court Verdict ; the Family of a Man Killed in a Collision with a Coach Say They Are Happy the 72-Year-Old Driver Whose Careless Driving Led to His Tragic Death Is Off the Road.

The coach driver was on his way to pick up school children when a momentary loss of concentration forced him into an emergency brake.

He lost control of his empt...

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