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| Lorry driver denies six M6 deaths | Lorry driver denies six M6 deaths |
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| A lorry driver accused of causing the deaths of a family of six by dangerous driving has entered a plea of not guilty at Chester Crown Court. | A lorry driver accused of causing the deaths of a family of six by dangerous driving has entered a plea of not guilty at Chester Crown Court. |
| Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva, 46, from Portugal, is accused over his role in the crash in Cheshire on 20 October. | Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva, 46, from Portugal, is accused over his role in the crash in Cheshire on 20 October. |
| David and Michelle Statham and their children, Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months and Ellouise, 10 weeks, died. | David and Michelle Statham and their children, Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months and Ellouise, 10 weeks, died. |
| The Stathams, from Llandudno, Conwy, were killed as they travelled home from a trip to see relatives in Birmingham. | |
| Mr da Silva faces six charges of causing death by dangerous driving and six alternative charges of causing death by careless driving. | |
| Assisted by an interpreter, Mr da Silva, who lives in Murcia, Spain, entered not guilty pleas to all 12 counts. | |
| The trial is due to begin in full later on Monday. |