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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dave Higgens

SHOCKING: Smart m way crash that killed two would not have happened with hard shoulder - What They Never Told You

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A crash on a smart motorway which left two pensioners dead would not have happened if there had been a hard shoulder, a coroner has said.

Derek Jacobs, 83, died when his van was hit by a car on the M1 near Sheffield in March 2019 after he had stopped in the live inside lane following a tyre blow-out and got out of the vehicle.

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