Swavesey couple killed on A1307 by dangerous BMW driver

At around 3pm on July 23, 2022, Zahid Majid, was driving a BMW M3 on the A1307, which is a single carriageway road, near Lolworth. 

He decided to overtake two farming vehicles at 60mph, but failed to return to the correct side of the road. 

He struck a red Fiat Panda which was being driven by William Wilson, with his wife Susannah in the passenger seat.

The crash caused the Fiat to overturn on its roof in the carriageway. The couple, known as Susie and Tony, died at the scene.

Susie and Tony were both aged 80 and lived on Rose and Crown Road in Swavesey.

Majid, a 37-year-old from Wallingford Gardens, High Wycombe, was cut out of his car by firefighters and was taken to hospital with two broken thighbones.

Zahid Majid, 37, has been jailed for 10 years. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police) In a police interview, Majid admitted to being the driver of the BMW but said he had no memory of the events leading up to, during and after the collision. He answered no comment to all questions.

He was charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving but continued to deny the offences.

Majid stood trial for three days at Cambridge Crown Court in August, where jurors took less than three hours to find him guilty of both counts.

He was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court on October 30, where he was handed 10 years in prison and disqualified from driving for a total of 12 years.

DC Kim Marshall, of the BCH Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU), said: “This is another heart-breaking case which is almost beyond belief.

“Mr and Mrs Wilson would still be alive had Majid paid attention to the road; his driving was simply dangerous.

“Mr and Mrs Wilson’s deaths have devastated their family and friends and so easily could have been avoided.

“There is nothing that highlights the reality of dangerous driving more than cases like these.

“Our thoughts remain with their family, and although it does not make things better, I hope the sentence handed to Majid will provide some form of closure for them.”

In a statement, Mr and Mrs Wilson’s daughter Anna Winspear expressed the family’s sincere gratitude to the force and the wider teams involved in the case.

She added: “We lost so much in one single day; Susie and Tony were parents, grandparents, great grandparents and so much more.

“They were friends and extended family to so many and loved by all. 

“We will miss them forever, and we hope that lessons can be learnt from incidents such as this one, to prevent more innocent lives from being so unnecessarily lost.

“We hope that they can now rest peacefully, together.”