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| Manchester City's Courtney Meppen-Walter charged over deaths | Manchester City's Courtney Meppen-Walter charged over deaths |
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| A Manchester City footballer has been charged with two counts of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving. | A Manchester City footballer has been charged with two counts of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving. |
| Courtney Meppen-Walter, of Middleton Road, Blackley, was charged following the deaths of Kulwant Singh and Ravel-Kaur Singh on 1 September 2012. | Courtney Meppen-Walter, of Middleton Road, Blackley, was charged following the deaths of Kulwant Singh and Ravel-Kaur Singh on 1 September 2012. |
| The brother and sister died when their car collided with Mr Meppen-Walter's vehicle on Bury New Road in Manchester. | The brother and sister died when their car collided with Mr Meppen-Walter's vehicle on Bury New Road in Manchester. |
| The 18-year-old is due at Manchester Magistrates' Court on 7 February. | The 18-year-old is due at Manchester Magistrates' Court on 7 February. |
| Mr Singh, 32, and Ms Singh, 37, had been in the front seats of a Nissan Micra when it collided with Mr Meppen-Walter's Mercedes. | Mr Singh, 32, and Ms Singh, 37, had been in the front seats of a Nissan Micra when it collided with Mr Meppen-Walter's Mercedes. |
| Police said Ms Singh's two sons, aged 16 and 17, who were in the back of the Micra and were injured in the collision, were "making a good recovery". | |
| Mr Meppen-Walter has yet to play for Manchester City's first team but has represented England at Under-17 level. |