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M-way tragedy victim is named

A van driver who died in a crash on the M6 near Cannock was today named as Colin Downing of Tipton.

Published Jul 24, 2008

A van driver who died in a crash on the M6 near Cannock was today named as Colin Downing of Tipton.

The 57-year-old from Stokes Avenue was killed in a collision between a 7.5 ton box lorry and his Renault master van on Tuesday.

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