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Truck Driver Gets 12-Month Sentence and Two-Year Ban for Crash That Killed Girl, 6

He pleaded guilty to careless-driving offenses following an acquittal on dangerous-driving counts.

Overview

  • Stephen Worden, 61, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court over the August 15, 2023 collision in Bilsborrow, Lancashire.
  • His Iveco flat-bed struck a stationary double-decker bus on the A6, mounted a grass verge and hit three children who had just stepped off.
  • Six-year-old Millie Joy Gribble suffered catastrophic head injuries and died six days later at Alder Hey Hospital.
  • A boy now aged 16 and a girl now aged 15 were left with serious but not life-changing injuries, according to police.
  • Millie’s parents read victim impact statements at sentencing, and Lancashire Police urged greater attention to the dangers of careless driving.