A student has slammed dangerous ‘smart’ motorways after he was involved in a horror crash which killed his friend sitting next to him and left three others seriously injured.
Mohammed Bhaimia, 20, is still recovering from his injuries seven months after a lorry ploughed into their car on the M1 near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, last December.
His words come as it was revealed earlier this month that smart motorways have led to a rise in serious accidents – with one stretch going from one crash a year to six after the hard shoulder was removed.
Seven months on Mohammed Bhaimia, 20, is still recovering from his accident on the M1 near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, when a lorry ploughed into the back of people carried he was in.
The roads have had the hard shoulder removed to increase lane capacity and instead feature emergency refuge areas, but these can be up to two-and-a-half miles apart.
Mr Bhaimia from Haggerston, east London, suffered serious fractures plus lung and liver damage after the HGV rammed into the back of their broken down Kia Sedona people carrier in which the he was one of five passengers.
At the time of the collision the hard shoulder was being used as an active lane with a constant flow of traffic.
Mr Bhaimia’s friend, Zahir Ahmed, 19, who was also a passenger, was killed in the smash.
Three others in the Kia also suffered serious wounds, including brain injuries. …..
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