Van driver killed childhood sweethearts while fleeing police

Eltham

A van driver who ploughed into a car killing two childhood sweethearts while being chased by police is facing years behind bars. Bob and Shirley Wigzell, both 71, were returning from babysitting for their grandchildren and were just a mile from their home, when Ben Ord hit the rear of their Citroen C3 in a rented Ford Connect van. The 41-year-old lift engineer was being chased by police along Eltham Road, Eltham, southeast London after they pulled him over and…

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