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The coroner was due to deliver her findings on Friday, after hearing evidence from witnesses surrounding the deaths of two drivers.

He 'would light up the room wherever he went and was always smiling with a beautiful soul. He is so unbelievably missed'

The motorway has reopened after a car transporter with seven vehicles on it caught fire. Fire crews tackled the blaze as both the northbound and southbound were closed.

Police were called to the dual carriageway. The westbound side of the A52 was closed for six hours after the force was contacted by a driver at 11.10pm on Saturday night, December 3.

Pictures show thick clouds of white smoke in the area

Bolsover scheme will have eight units being built in three stages

The incident occurred last night on the major motorway

At least two fire engines attended the scene

HEXHAM is likely muttered under the breath of many drivers around this time of year. The area connects the M1 Motorway with the Pacific Highway through what can only be described as a bottleneck waiting to happen when the summer surge in northbound traffic arrives.