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Police pay tribute to those who helped at fatal crash

Mon, 02 Nov 2015

Tributes have been paid to the emergency services and passers-by that helped in the aftermath of a fatal crash in which a 10-year-old girl died.

Alexis French was killed on October 5th 2013 when the car her father Raymond was driving ploughed into an oncoming bus - he'd momentarily fallen asleep at the wheel.

The bus driver, Donald Faragher, has since been forced to retire on grounds of ill-health, suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Last week French was handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence with the Deemster telling him he'd suffered enough.

DCI Bibby says he hopes the people involved can now gain closure:

 

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• Jed Bibby