Man charged with manslaughter over fatal crash in Shropshire

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The collision happened close to the Gledrid roundabout, near Chirk on 2 December

A man has been charged with manslaughter after a driver died in a two-car collision in Shropshire.

A black Nissan Qashqai collided head on with a white Nissan Juke on a bridge over the River Ceiriog on the A5 near Chirk on 2 December.

The 49-year-old driver of the Juke died at the scene.

Damien Roberts, 27, of College Road in Oswestry, the driver of the Qashqai, is due before Shrewsbury Crown Court on 30 January.

He was remanded in custody by magistrates in Kidderminster on 30 December.

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