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| M49 coach fall driver Tudor West guilty of dangerous driving | M49 coach fall driver Tudor West guilty of dangerous driving |
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| A coach driver has been found guilty of dangerous driving after a boy fell from his vehicle onto a motorway. | A coach driver has been found guilty of dangerous driving after a boy fell from his vehicle onto a motorway. |
| Tudor West was taking a youth rugby team to a game in Burnham-on-Sea on 16 May last year when the child fell from the coach on the M49, near Bristol. | |
| The 13-year-old, who cannot be named, suffered a broken wrist. | The 13-year-old, who cannot be named, suffered a broken wrist. |
| Mr West, 63, of Bridgend, was convicted by a jury at Bristol Crown Court of dangerous driving. It has yet to reach a verdict on company owner Keith Jones. | |
| Mr Jones, also from Bridged, denies permitting the driving of a vehicle in a dangerous condition, and aiding and abetting dangerous driving. | |
| During the trial, jurors heard claims that the emergency door on the coach which the boy fell out of after leaning on it was "defective". | |
| The prosecution claimed the defendants "ignored an obvious risk that could have had tragic consequences". | |
| The court was told the wing mirror and panels on the coach were held on by masking tape and a cupboard was held closed by a pen. | |
| Mr West had been a coach driver for more than 10 years and had no previous convictions. |
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