Family of crash victim overwhelmed by support
THE distraught family of a Sudbury solicitor left critically-injured following the Little Cornard rail disaster has spoken for the first time.
As reported, a passenger train collided with a 44-tonne sewage tanker on an unmanned level crossing just off Bures Road last Tuesday.
And one of the 21 injured in the horror smash was Alan Dickinson, a 58-year-old partner at Sudbury law firm Tomlinson & Dickinson. He remains in a critical but stable condition in intensive care.
This week, his ex-wife and one of his four children have spoken to the Free Press to convey their thanks to those who have shown their support since the crash.
And that support has continued this week with friends and work colleagues sharing their thoughts about the popular Sudbury man.
Meanwhile, the tanker driver, 38-year-old Arvydas Bartasius, has appeared in court charged with endangering safety on the railway. He has been released on conditional bail until October 1.
The crash has also prompted rail unions to hit out at level crossings, calling for them to be axed or modernised.
For the full story, see this week's Free Press.
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