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The other driver facing trial is, judging from his name, British. Most of the dead were from India. So, yes, the initial article does suggest that, but I'm curious to see how things pan out. Someone without a valid licence shouldn't have been allowed behind the wheel of a heavy vehicle, but somehow I suspect that's not the angle most are going to take. I mean, the judge has already said "Of course his employers weren't aware and they are not to blame", which is probably correct in law as it currently stands, but begs the question why the law is so lax about letting disqualified people get behind the wheel - shouldn't hauliers be required to make sure their drivers are up-to-date legit?
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What's the betting that the right wing spins it as a 'bloody foreigner' story instead of a 'appalling standards in the haulage industry' story?