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| Lorry drivers charged over M1 fatal crash | Lorry drivers charged over M1 fatal crash |
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| Two lorry drivers have been charged over a crash on the M1 on Saturday which left eight people dead and four with serious injuries. | Two lorry drivers have been charged over a crash on the M1 on Saturday which left eight people dead and four with serious injuries. |
| Six men and two women were killed when the minibus they were in collided with two lorries near Milton Keynes. | Six men and two women were killed when the minibus they were in collided with two lorries near Milton Keynes. |
| Ryszard Masierak, 31, and David Wagstaff, 53, have been charged with eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving. | Ryszard Masierak, 31, and David Wagstaff, 53, have been charged with eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| They also face four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. | They also face four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. |
| Mr Masierak, of Barnards Close, Evesham, Worcestershire, was charged with eight counts of causing death by careless driving while over the drink-drive limit. | Mr Masierak, of Barnards Close, Evesham, Worcestershire, was charged with eight counts of causing death by careless driving while over the drink-drive limit. |
| He will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Monday. | He will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Monday. |
| Mr Wagstaff, of Derwent Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, is due before Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court on 11 September. | Mr Wagstaff, of Derwent Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, is due before Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court on 11 September. |
| A five-year-old girl, a man and a woman were left with life-threatening injuries, and are still critically ill in hospital. Another woman has serious injuries. | A five-year-old girl, a man and a woman were left with life-threatening injuries, and are still critically ill in hospital. Another woman has serious injuries. |
| Thames Valley Police said the vehicles were all travelling in the same direction southbound between junctions 15 and 14 at Newport Pagnell at about 03:15 BST on Saturday. | Thames Valley Police said the vehicles were all travelling in the same direction southbound between junctions 15 and 14 at Newport Pagnell at about 03:15 BST on Saturday. |
| Some of those on board the minibus, which carried branding for the Nottingham-based firm ABC Travels, were visiting the UK from India, police said. | |
| Tributes were paid online to the company's owner, Cyriac Joseph, who was also known as Benny. | |
| "My dearest friend Benny passed away this morning after a huge road accident happened in M1 in London," said Soyimon Joseph in a Facebook post. | |
| "Hearty condolences. I never thought yesterday 10pm you say thank you to me it was our last meeting." | |
| Another Facebook tribute read: "Words cannot describe how helpful you are. You are there when we need you. You are my big brother. | |
| "My deepest and sincere condolences to my best friend Cyriac Joseph (Benny)," wrote Manu Zachariah. | |
| Pictures of the vehicles showed significant damage to the two lorries, which appeared to belong to courier firm FedEx and AIM Logistics. | |
| Spokesmen for the two companies expressed sympathies to those who lost loved ones in the crash, and said the companies were assisting police with their inquiries. | Spokesmen for the two companies expressed sympathies to those who lost loved ones in the crash, and said the companies were assisting police with their inquiries. |