Asim Bashir, 48, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after causing a fatal...

Published: 6:16 am February 27, 2024
Updated: 11:43 am October 8, 2025
Jail for Father Who Killed Man and Injured Own Family in Crash

Asim Bashir, 48, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after causing a fatal collision that resulted in the death of Christopher Hunt, 33, and serious injuries to members of his own family.

The incident occurred on Friday, October 8, 2021, when Bashir attempted to overtake multiple vehicles while driving a grey BMW M8 along the westbound A47 near Wittering. With him in the car were his 12-year-old son in the front seat and his wife and two other sons, aged 10 and six months, in the back seats.

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