Driver jailed after killing mother and daughter in crash on M4

A Keynsham man who killed a mother and daughter when he lost control of his speeding Tesla on the M4 has been jailed for 12 months.

- Tristan Cork

Firas Zeineddine was driving at more than 90mph on a wet M4 in Wiltshire when he lost control, swerved into a lorry which then ploughed into Cheryl Woods and Sarha Smith who were on the hard shoulder after an earlier minor collision.

Zeineddine, of Bluebell Drive, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving and was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court yesterday. He was jailed for 12 months.

Mum Cheryl Woods, 61, and daughter Sarha Smith, 40, both from Caerphilly, had stopped minutes before on the hard shoulder of the M4 near junction 17 for Chippenham, following an earlier minor collision.

An officer from National Highways was assisting them when they were hit by the lorry.