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5:51 PM May 28, 2021
Updated:
7:32 PM May 28, 2021
The crash happened in Keswick at the junction of the B1113 and Low Road. Picture Google.
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A pensioner working as a volunteer driver for hospital patients caused the death of one of his passengers when he pulled out of a junction into the path of an oncoming vehicle, a court heard.
Alan Lake, 82, admitted causing the death of retired Diss post worker Alan Eaton, 78, by careless driving on the B1113 Mulbarton Road at Keswick, near Norwich, on January 25, 2018.
Duncan O Donnell, prosecuting, said that Lake was 79 at the time of the accident and was working as a voluntary driver for day hospital patients when he was involved in the collision. He said that he had been transporting Mr Eaton and another 78 year-old man home after they had been given treatment in hospital when the accident happened about 12.30pm.
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Alan Lake, 82, admits causing death by careless driving
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An 82-year-old man has admitted causing death by careless driving on the B1113 Mulbarton Road at Keswick, near Norwich.
Alan Lake, of Surrogate Street, Attleborough, admitted causing the death by careless driving of Alan Eaton on January 25, 2018.
A Nissan, in which Mr Eaton, who was in his 70s, was a passenger, and a black Ford Focus collided at the junction of the B1113 and Low Road - at the entrance to the Harford Bridge Park and Ride - at approximately 12.30pm.
His barrister Tom Gent told the court that the defendant was now 82 and asked for a report before he is sentenced.
Published:
11:34 AM January 14, 2021
Updated:
11:40 AM January 14, 2021
Traffic chaos in Attleborough as the automatic railway barriers remain closed for 90 mins. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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A town was left at a standstill after its rail barriers failed and remained stuck down.
People waiting to cross as the automatic railway barriers remain closed for 90 mins in Attleborough. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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Long queues of traffic formed in Attleborough on Thursday (January 14) morning when the barriers on Station Road malfunctioned at around 7.45am.
Vehicles were backed up for hundreds of metres in both directions, primarily on the B1077.