Lorry driver who killed four minibus passengers in M25 crash jailed for just three years

Ethan Burdett’s lorry was laden with flooring and he hit the brakes just one second before he collided with the minibus and a Ford Mondeo (Picture: PA/Central News)

A lorry driver has admitted to causing the deaths of four minibus passengers due to careless driving when they were returning to their London hostel after a day out.

Ethan Burdett, 67, was approaching the exit slip road to junction 26 of the M25, near Waltham Abbey, when he slammed his DAF truck into the back of the minibus on August 23, 2021.