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Dad-of-three killed in head-on crash with driver who wanted to take his own life

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A dad-of-three died when his car was rammed by a motorist who tried to kill himself by driving into a lamppost. Kirk Butcher, 45, from Ebbw Vale, was driving home from a 12-hour shift at work when he was hit head on by a Mercedes Sprinter van driven by 23-year-old Thomas Hughes.

Hughes wanted to ram his car into a lamppost but careered into Mr Butcher as he travelled in his Nissan Micra on the A4042, Wales Online reports.

He died at the scene on the M4 near junction 25A at Newport in the early hours of Sunday, April 5. On Tuesday at Cardiff Crown Court, Hughes admitted causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop.

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