Family urge care on roads after woman, 83, loses legs in Tyneside bus accident

Bus driver jailed after he closed doors on Joan Scott and she became trapped under rear wheels

A family have made a plea for more compassion on the roads after a bus driver was jailed over an accident in North Tyneside that led to a woman in her 80s having both her legs amputated.

Scott Cliff mistakenly thought Joan Scott had previously dodged paying a fare and closed the doors as she attempted to board, Newcastle crown court heard.