Overview
- Stephen Worden, 61, remains convicted after his guilty plea to causing death and serious injury by careless driving.
- The lorry veered left to pass a stationary double-decker on the A6 at Bilsborrow, mounted the verge and hit people who had just stepped off, killing six-year-old Millie Gribble and seriously injuring two others.
- Prosecutors said video showed the driver did not brake on the grass verge, and an initial brake‑failure claim was later withdrawn.
- A jury at Preston Crown Court deliberated for four hours and 44 minutes before returning the not‑guilty verdict on the dangerous‑driving charge.
- Worden was granted bail and is due to be sentenced on 9 December at Preston Crown Court for the careless‑driving offences.