Devastated family speak out after lorry driver killed in horror crash

Grieving relatives of a lorry driver killed in a motorway crash have revealed how their lives have been "turned upside down" - and issued a road safety warning. Michal Kaminski was driving on the M27 near junction five for Southampton Airport when a Nissan Juke and VW Polo next to him collided. The Polo driver had been speeding at 90mph, despite treacherous weather conditions, and lost control of the vehicle.

Michal, known as Mike, was forced to swerve and his Mercedes lorry hit the concrete pillar of a gantry and later burst into flames. The 36-year-old, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the VW Polo, Ross Neiland, aged 38, of Littlehampton, was jailed for nine years and nine months on 21 January.

He had previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, causing death whilst driving uninsured, driving without a licence and failing to give a specimen.