Driver jailed for causing the death of a couple from Wednesbury

A man who caused the death of a husband and wife from Wednesbury following a fatal collision in Stone has been jailed.

Zia Akbar, 31, from Plaistow London, was driving his Mercedes AMG car along the A34 Fillybrooks on January 16, 2022, when he collided with a Ford C-Max that emerged from the junction of Yarnfield Road, Stone, Staffordshire.