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26th September 1975
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be improper that he should do so.

He told Colclough : "There can be no doubt whatsoever that you will probably for the rest of your life have to live with the thought that you were to a limited extent responsible for the death of 10 people and the injury of many, many more. I am perfectly satisfied that that in itself is a very considerable punishment."

Throughout the trial Coldough maintained a plea of not guilty to the charge of causing the death of the 10 people from Brighton and also the alternative charge of careless driving.

Forensic and road safety experts gave evidence of the condition of the vehicles, as to the standard of the road and the amount of traffic using it.

Sheriff Nicholson, however, in his direction to the jury pointed out that they had heard a lot of evidence, a lot of publicity and a lot of talk about the A74 road, but he expressed to them that it was not the road on trial and c sequently they were not c cerned to try to reach decision whether or not was essentially a safe or um road.

After the jury's verdict defence advocate said the c sequences though appal were clearly out of all pro] tion to what the jury found Colclough guilty of.

After the court hearing Colclough was sacked by employer, Barbur Transpor Gloucester.

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People: Colclough, Nicholson
Locations: Gloucester

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