There are calls to halt plans for more 'smart motorways' on UK roads after a coroner ruled they pose a risk of future deaths following a horror smash that killed two.
Sheffield coroner David Urpeth gave the stark warning at an inquest into the deaths of two men on a stretch of the M1 that had no hard shoulder.
He said the primary cause of the deaths of Jason Mercer, 44, and Alexandru Murgeanu, 22, on the M1 in South Yorkshire in June 2019 was the careless driving of lorry driver Prezemyslaw Szuba, who ploughed into their vehicles as they stood stationary in lane one following a minor shunt.
Recording a conclusion of unlawful killing, Mr Urpeth said: "I find, as a finding of fact, it is clear a lack of hard shoulder contributed to this
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