Driver accused of causing passenger’s death in crash says animal ran across the road
Nissan Nazarudeen is on trial at Ipswich Crown Court (Image: Charlotte Bond)
A student accused of causing the death of a friend by careless driving on the A14 in Suffolk following a crash with a lorry claimed the collision was caused by an animal running into the road, a court has heard.
Nissan Nazarudeen was driving a Toyota Corolla Verso on the westbound carriageway of the A14 at Creeting St Mary on April 2, 2021 at about 4.50am when the front passenger side of his car struck the rear off-side of a lorry travelling in the same direction, Ipswich Crown Court was told[1].
The impact of the collision caused the Toyota to spin and roll over before ending up against the central reservation, said Peter Clark, prosecuting.
The car was badly damaged and Nazarudeen’s front seat passenger Amal Prasad Sandhya, who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the car and died at the scene after suffering “catastrophic” head injuries.
Mr Clark said that after the collision 27-year-old Nazarudeen said it was caused by an animal running into the road.
Nazarudeen, of The Grange Road, Thetford, has denied causing the death of 25-year-old Mr Sandhya by driving without due care and attention.
He hasn’t attended court for his trial[2], and it is being heard in his absence.
The trial continues.
References
- ^ Ipswich Crown Court was told (www.eadt.co.uk)
- ^ hasn’t attended court for his trial (www.eadt.co.uk)