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Charges over fatal motorway crash Hearing over fatal motorway crash
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A 51-year-old man has been charged following the deaths of four people in a fatal crash on the M6 on Sunday. A 51-year-old man has appeared in court after four people died in a fatal crash on the M6 on Sunday.
The German man, thought to be a lorry driver, is charged with four counts of causing death by dangerous driving following the crash in Staffordshire. German Andreas Klassen, thought to be a lorry driver, is facing four counts of causing death by dangerous driving after the crash in Staffordshire.
The victims, two men from Birmingham, aged 52 and 30, and a couple in their 50s from Stoke-on-Trent, were in two cars involved in the pile-up. The four victims, two Birmingham men and a couple from Stoke-on-Trent, were in two cars involved in the pile-up.
The man is due to appear before magistrates in Cannock on Tuesday. Magistrates in Cannock remanded Mr Klassen in custody to appear at Stafford Crown Court next week.
A number of people had to be cut free from their vehicles after the accident. Two were taken to hospital suffering from suspected spinal injuries.A number of people had to be cut free from their vehicles after the accident. Two were taken to hospital suffering from suspected spinal injuries.
The vehicles involved were a Ford Mondeo, a Renault Clio and three lorries.The vehicles involved were a Ford Mondeo, a Renault Clio and three lorries.