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More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice A 35-year-old man has been found guilty of causing the deaths of Cambridgeshire great-grandparents in a 2022 crash. Zahid Majid, from the West Midlands, was driving on the wrong side of the road on the A1307 near Lolworth when he caused a head-on collision. He crashed the BMW M3 he was driving into the Fiat Panda in which Susannah and William Wilson were travelling on July 23, 2022.
The couple from Swavesey, known as Susie and Tony , were driving home from a supermarket trip at the time of the crash. Police , air ambulance, fire engine and road ambulance attended. Both Tony and Susie died at the scene as a result of their injuries.
Read next: Beautiful or intrusive? Controversial ‘The Cambridge Don’ sculpture divides views Read next: Dozens of firefighters called to blaze near Cambs border Majid, from Rowley Regis, was found guilty of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court which began on Monday (August 12). He has been remanded in custody until October 30, when he will be sentenced. Tony and Susie's daughter-in-law, Fiona Wilson, and granddaughters Anna Winspear and Leah Sweeting attended the trial.
Their legal representative, Katrina Elsey, senior associate at Switalskis, read out a statement from Tony and Susie’s son, Tony Wilson, after the verdict. The statement said: "We had hoped this trial would bring some measure of closure as we sought justice for the tragic loss of our much-loved parents, grandparents and great granny and grandad. The court's decision today has gone some way towards giving us this, but it doesn't alter the fact that this man's driving wiped out a generation of our family.
"The impact of losing both parents, out of the blue, has been immense. Two years on, and there is not a day goes by when I don't think of them or reach for the phone to call them. There was still so much to say that can now never be said, and we will forever mourn their loss.
" Their lawyer added: "It has been an incredibly difficult time for Tony and Susie's family. This trial serves as a stark reminder of the dangers that road traffic accidents pose to us all. Their hope is that the trial will raise awareness about the importance of road safety so that no other family has to endure the heartache they continue to face.
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