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Lorry Driver Charged Over M62 Crash That Killed Two Ryanair Pilots

A 63-year-old from Upton is due at Warrington Magistrates' Court on 25 November, marking the start of the court process.

Overview

  • Cheshire Police named the suspect as Anthony Burns, 63, of Headington Road, Upton.
  • He faces two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
  • Burns has been summonsed to appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court on 25 November 2025.
  • The 11 July 2024 collision on the westbound M62 between junctions 8 and 7, involving a taxi and two lorries at about 5.31am, killed Ryanair pilots Captain Matt Greenhalgh, 28, and Senior First Officer Jamie Fernandes, 24, and left the taxi driver seriously injured.
  • A coroner's hearing previously scheduled for March was postponed following the charging decision.