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| Girton A14 teddy bear lorry crash police accuse 24 drivers of filming on phones | Girton A14 teddy bear lorry crash police accuse 24 drivers of filming on phones |
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| More motorists alleged to have photographed the aftermath of a crash involving a lorry full of teddy bears face prosecution for using a mobile phone while driving. | More motorists alleged to have photographed the aftermath of a crash involving a lorry full of teddy bears face prosecution for using a mobile phone while driving. |
| At least 15 drivers were initially caught filming or taking pictures after four HGVs smashed into each other on the A14 in Cambridgeshire on 28 May. | At least 15 drivers were initially caught filming or taking pictures after four HGVs smashed into each other on the A14 in Cambridgeshire on 28 May. |
| But the number identified has since risen to 24, police have said. | But the number identified has since risen to 24, police have said. |
| They are being sent letters informing them about court proceedings. | They are being sent letters informing them about court proceedings. |
| No-one was badly hurt in the crash, at about 05:45 BST on the westbound carriageway. | |
| Lorry driver Ron Norris, from Northumberland, had to be cut out of his cab by the fire service, but escaped with minor injuries. | |
| "I was totally stunned. I think it hit me a little bit when I was sat on a stretcher facing my truck and I just broke down in tears," he said. | |
| "I couldn't help but think how on earth I'd got away with this." | |
| Asked what he thought about drivers taking photographs of the accident, he said: "They deserve to get prosecuted. | |
| "I could have died. The other driver could have died. | |
| "If they were on their mobile phones when the crash happened, they could have died as well." | |
| About 16 miles of road between junctions 31 and 36 was closed for several hours while the wreckage was cleared. | About 16 miles of road between junctions 31 and 36 was closed for several hours while the wreckage was cleared. |
| Two of the lorry drivers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. | Two of the lorry drivers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. |