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11/05/2007
Motorway crash driver named
Police have named the sixth victim who died in a horrific crash on the M25.
Michael Hutchinson, 44, from Rugby, was the driver of the recovery vehicle which was involved in a collision with a lorry on the Surrey stretch of the motorway.
Five of his six passengers also died. They have all been named.
Benjamin Pert, a sixth passenger, has undergone facial surgery and remains in Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.
The six passengers were part of a group of 13 men who had been on a stag weekend.
The minibus they were travelling in broke down on the M1 as they returned from Leicestershire.
Mr Hutchinson was driving the recovery vehicle which collected the minibus and was taking the men home to Brighton.
Seven others, including groom-to-be James Forrer, had been taken in a different vehicle and were not involved in the crash which happened at 2.15am between junctions 8 and 9, Reigate and Leatherhead.
Crash investigators hope Mr Pert will be able to help with their investigation into the cause of the crash when he is well enough to be interviewed more fully.
Police described it as one of the worst collisions to have occurred on the M25.
The impact killed Andrew Graney, 29, Jonathan Chandler, 26, Rohan Chadwick, 27, and doctors Matthew O'Donnell, 30, and Christopher Janaway, 28.
(CD/SP)
Michael Hutchinson, 44, from Rugby, was the driver of the recovery vehicle which was involved in a collision with a lorry on the Surrey stretch of the motorway.
Five of his six passengers also died. They have all been named.
Benjamin Pert, a sixth passenger, has undergone facial surgery and remains in Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.
The six passengers were part of a group of 13 men who had been on a stag weekend.
The minibus they were travelling in broke down on the M1 as they returned from Leicestershire.
Mr Hutchinson was driving the recovery vehicle which collected the minibus and was taking the men home to Brighton.
Seven others, including groom-to-be James Forrer, had been taken in a different vehicle and were not involved in the crash which happened at 2.15am between junctions 8 and 9, Reigate and Leatherhead.
Crash investigators hope Mr Pert will be able to help with their investigation into the cause of the crash when he is well enough to be interviewed more fully.
Police described it as one of the worst collisions to have occurred on the M25.
The impact killed Andrew Graney, 29, Jonathan Chandler, 26, Rohan Chadwick, 27, and doctors Matthew O'Donnell, 30, and Christopher Janaway, 28.
(CD/SP)
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