Lorry driver jailed for eight years for killing 'inspirational' charity cyclists

Judge says Robert Palmer had 'almost certainly fallen asleep' when his lorry hit men on ride from Land's End to John O'Groats

A "totally exhausted" lorry driver who mowed down two cyclists taking part in a cross-country charity ride, killing both, has been jailed for eight and a half years.

Robert Palmer is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel of the articulated lorry and struck Toby Wallace, 36, and Andrew McMenigall, 47, shortly after they began a ride from Land's End to John O'Groats.

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