Anne Heche died following injuries sustained after a car crash into a home that resulted in a fire. A new report has revealed that the actor had been in the vehicle for about 45 minutes before lifesaving efforts began.
16.08.2022 - 11:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A lorry driver has avoided jail after colliding with and killing a mum-of-four who was trapped in her car which had broken down on the motorway. John Bowers, 35, was driving a skip lorry on the M60 anticlockwise carriageway when he failed to spot a Kia Ceed was stationary with its hazard lights flashing on the hatch marked area separating lane one of the motorway from the slip road at junction 20.
Shirley-Ann Dumbuya, aged 38, was unable to move her car and was essentially ‘trapped’ inside, and had been advised by insurance company Green Flag that they could not go out to assist unless she was on the hard shoulder.
After a few minutes, Bowers, of Preston, collided with the Kia. Emergency services arrived a short time later and Mrs Dumbuya was cut from her vehicle, but despite the efforts of medical staff, she was sadly declared dead at the scene.
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After eventually pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving, Bowers was today (August 15) handed a suspended sentence at Manchester Crown Court.
Prosecuting, Mark Kellet, said that on January 21 2021, Mrs Dumbuya left home at around 8.35am in her Kia Ceed, which was said to be in ‘good working order’. At 8.42am, her husband Peniel Dumbuya received a call from his wife in which she told him the car had stopped on the motorway.
He told her to put her emergency lights on and get out of the car if she could whilst he called Green Flag. They told him they could not attend to assist ‘unless the vehicle was on the hard shoulder or off the motorway’.
Mr Dumbuya tried to call his wife but couldn’t get an answer, so decided to drive her route in the hope of finding and helping
Anne Heche died following injuries sustained after a car crash into a home that resulted in a fire. A new report has revealed that the actor had been in the vehicle for about 45 minutes before lifesaving efforts began.
Anne Heche was reportedly trapped inside her burning car for at least 40 minutes before being rescued by firefighters after she had crashed into a house last month. The late Hollywood actress, 53, was left in a coma after the collision in the Mar Vista neighbourhood of Los Angeles on 5 August, which left her Mini Cooper "engulfed in flames", a representative confirmed at the time.
New information on the case of Anne Heche‘s tragic death has been revealed.
New details about Anne Heche‘s car crash, which occurred last month, have been revealed.
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