M6 crash: Dudley man pleads guilty after Cliff Tamou death
Ghulam Haider, aged 22, from Dudley, pleaded guilty at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on April 25 to causing the death of Cliff Tamou by dangerous driving. Staffordshire Police said they were called at around 9.55pm on Thursday (February 27) to reports of a collision involving a Toyota Avensis and a white MAN Truck HGV on the M6 junctions 15 and 16 southbound. Sadly, the driver of the HGV, 58-year-old Cliff Tamou, from Wigan, who was out of the HGV as it had broken down, died at the scene.
Cliff's family continue to be supported by specialist officers. Haider is due to be sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Friday (June 20). Following his death earlier this year, Cliff's family said: "Cliff, who moved to the UK over 30 years ago from New Zealand and settled in the Wigan area, was a devoted husband, father to six children and five grandchildren.
"He was a lorry driver for many years and loved playing, refereeing and coaching rugby.
"The family have asked for their privacy to be respected in this very sad time."