A man who denied causing the death of five people including his four-year-old son by dangerous driving was unable to appear in court in person because of coronavirus fears.
The people were killed in a crash which involved a minibus and a car on the A96 between Huntly and Keith in the north of Scotland on July 26, 2018.Alfredo Ciociola, 47, who was behind the wheel of the minibus, is accused of driving dangerously, falling asleep, repeatedly braking, driving on to the opposite carriageway and colliding with the car.Three people who were in the car - Audrey Appleby, 70, Edward Reid, 63, and Evalyn Collie, 69 - died, as did Ciociola's four-year-old son Lorenzo and Frances Saliba, 63, who were passengers in the minibus.Four people were also
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