A holidaymaker was killed on a motorway after getting out of a car on the way to the airport following a row with his wife over their credit card.
Nahinmu Nicholas had stormed out of the Ford Focus with his suitcases, saying he was going to hitch-hike to Heathrow, but was knocked down by a lorry in the morning darkness.
His wife had pulled over on what they both thought was the hard shoulder of the M25, not realising that it was a live lane because of roadworks. A coroner was told that lorry driver Martin Hook was unable to avoid Mr Nicholas as he suddenly caught sight of him.
(File picture) An inquest has heard Nahinmu Nicholas died after his wife pulled over on what they both thought was the hard shoulder on the M25. He was then hit by a lorry
(File picture) An inquest has heard Nahinmu Nicholas died after his wife pulled over on what they both thought was the hard shoulder on the M25. He was then hit by a lorry
His 13-tonne bread lorry also struck the couple’s car in the accident just six minutes after they had stopped on the clockwise carriageway of the M25 at junction 6 for Godstone, Surrey, at around 4.30am on April 10.
Florence Olokun-Ola told the inquest in Woking, Surrey, that her husband was going to Nigeria alone for 12 days and that the fight started because she wanted their bank card while he was away. ‘The argument became very aggressive and his voice changed,’ she added.
Source: Daily Mail
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