Coroner considers referring Highways England to CPS

A coroner investigating the death of a woman on a stretch of Smart motorway has said she will consider whether to refer Highways England to the CPS for potential manslaughter charges.

Nargis Begum, from Sheffield, was the passenger in a Nissan Qashqai car, driven by her husband, Mohammed Bashir, 67, which broke down on the M1 in South Yorkshire, in September 2018. They were on a smart motorway section with no hard shoulder. Mrs...