Sergejs Mikulovs was convicted of dangerous driving offences after his vehicle crossed onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a car heading in the opposite direction.
The collision happened at around 6.40pm on 12 July 2021, as Mikulovs was driving the articulated lorry along Seven Mile Lane and heading towards a depot in Paddock Wood. He lost control of the vehicle while attempting to negotiate a bend near the junction with Willow Wents. The lorry entered the wrong side of the road and collided with a Vauxhall Corsa, causing the car to catch fire and forcing it onto a grass verge.
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