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Some mysteries fade with time. Others linger for decades, haunting the people who remember them. So, we asked[1] members of the BuzzFeed Community[2] to share the unsolved cases they can’t stop thinking about. Here are the stories that keep them up at …
A van driver who crashed into the back of a broken-down car in the fast lane of a smart motorway has been convicted of causing the fatal collision.Barry O’Sullivan, 45, was driving a grey Ford work van along the M4 on March 7 2022, when he hit a Nissan…
The defence argued the crash was ‘inevitable’ due to a smart motorway technical fault
16:32, 18 Feb 2026
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Barry O’Sullivan leaves Reading Crown Court after he was found guilty of causing death by careless driving. (Image: Georgia Bates/PA Wi…
Barry O’Sullivan, 45, was driving a grey Ford work van along the M4 on March 7 2022, when he hit a Nissan Micra which had stopped in the outside lane.
The crash, which took place on the M4 westbound between junctions 11 and 12 in Berkshire, caused both…
A motorist who crashed into the back of a broken-down car on a smart motorway has been convicted of causing the fatal collision.
Barry O’Sullivan, 45, of Wixams near Bedford, was driving a grey Ford work van at the time of the collision with a Nissan M…
A van driver who crashed into the back of a broken-down car in the fast lane of a smart motorway has been convicted of causing the fatal collision.Barry O’Sullivan, 45, was driving a grey Ford work van along the M4 on March 7 2022 when he hit a Nissan …
Barry O’Sullivan, 45, was convicted at Reading Crown Court over the crash[1] By AIDAN RADNEDGE, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER[2] Published: 13:06, 18 February 2026 | Updated: 13:21, 18 February 2026
A van driver has been found guilty of causi…
Barry O’Sullivan, 45, was driving a grey Ford work van along the M4 on March 7 2022 when he collided with a Nissan Micra that had come to a halt in the fast lane of the motorway.
The collision – which took place during the morning rush hour on the M4 w…
A fatal crash where a van driver crashed into a broken-down car in the fast lane of the M4 was “inevitable” because the smart motorway safety systems were malfunctioning, a jury has been told.Barry O’Sullivan, 45, was driving a grey Ford work van along…
Do you have a story? Email [email protected] By LETTICE BROMOVSKY, NEWS REPORTER[1] Published: 18:02, 16 February 2026 | Updated: 20:09, 16 February 2026
Alerts designed to warn drivers of broken-down veh…