DRIVER JAILED SIX YEARS FOR KILLING BOY, 5, IN LEEDS CRASH

A court jailed a delivery driver for six years after he killed a five-year-old boy in a crash in Leeds, according to reports of the sentencing. The court heard that the collision happened as the driver took a short cut along a road marked with a no-entry sign, ignoring the restriction. He failed to stop, the reports state, and the boy died from injuries the crash caused. The court concluded the case by handing down the six-year sentence, according to the same reports.

A no-entry sign closed the road where the collision happened, preventing vehicles from using it, reports of the case state. Reports say the driver drove through regardless, using the closed road as a quicker route while working as a delivery driver. Reports say he did not stop after the collision took place. The driver's vehicle struck and killed the boy after entering the restricted road, according to the same reports. The no-entry sign and the driver's failure to stop were both central to the case, reports state.

The six-year sentence concludes criminal proceedings that followed the boy's death in Leeds, according to the reports. The court gave the driver the prison term for the offence connected to the collision, the reports confirm. The case centred on his decision to ignore a no-entry sign and use the road as a short cut, reports state. Reports say both the boy's death and the driver's failure to stop featured in the case.