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Tractor driver jailed for eight years after causing motorcyclist's death

Officers identified the main cause of the collision to be the lack of amber beacon on the tractor which was driving no more than 25mph in a 70pmh zone

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Philip Baker has been jailed for eight years after causing death by dangerous driving (Image by West Mercia Police)
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Philip Baker has been jailed for eight years after causing death by dangerous driving (Image by West Mercia Police)

A tractor driver has been sentenced to eight years in prison for causing the death of a motorcyclist on the A40 in Herefordshire. The fatal road traffic collision happened at 9.50pm on August 11,...

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