Death-Crash Driver Did Not See Cars Stopping

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A motorist who crashed into a stationary car on a Dutch motorway, killing three Welshmen, said he was unaware he had arrived at the scene of an accident until his airbag inflated. A statement from Jose Lois de Quintas read to an inquest yesterday said he had seen flashing lights ahead of him, but did not realise that they were signalling that cars were standing still. The 47-year-old Portuguese national, who will stand trial next month in Holland, is accused of causing the fatal accident.

The parents of the three dead men, who had been en route to the Belgium Grand Prix last August, were last night preparing to attend the trial.

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Death-Crash Driver Did Not See Cars Stopping

If found guilty of the charge, de Quintas could be jailed for three years, according to Dutch authorities.

However they said the sen...

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