Amazon driver Daniaal Iqbal caused fatal crash while using Snapchat - BBC

An Amazon transportation operator who killed a motorcyclist portion utilizing Snapchat down the instrumentality has been jailed.

Daniaal Iqbal, 23, of Toller Lane, Bradford, collided with Peter Rushforth, 56, portion driving his van connected a state roadworthy adjacent Ripon.

The interaction of the clang successful September 2019 killed Mr Rushforth instantly.

Iqbal was convicted of causing decease by unsafe driving connected 15 August and jailed for 3 years and six months astatine York Crown Court connected Tuesday.

He was besides disqualified from driving for 2 years.

Iqbal had conscionable made a transportation to a workplace erstwhile helium rounded a country connected Kirby Road successful his Ford Transit van and crashed into Mr Rushforth, of Ripon, who was travelling towards the metropolis connected his GSXR Suzuki motorbike.

The Amazon operator denied helium had been distracted but forensic introspection of his mobile telephone by detectives showed helium had sent a connection connected Snapchat seconds earlier the collision.

North Yorkshire Police said it had besides uncovered "unquestionable evidence" Iqbal had been utilizing his telephone each on Kirby Road and had launched navigation apps portion driving.

Det Sgt Kirsten Aldridge, of the force's large collision probe team, said: "This is yet different fatal collision caused by a operator who refused to perceive to the warnings astir the hazard of utilizing a mobile portion driving and chose to blatantly disregard the law.

"Very sadly it's Peter Rushforth who has paid the terms for Daniaal Iqbal's mediocre decision-making.

"To suffer idiosyncratic successful a postulation collision is devastating, but to cognize that it was wholly avoidable and was caused by idiosyncratic who believed sending a connection was much important than their information is galling."

Iqbal volition person to walk an extended driving trial to beryllium allowed connected the roads again aft disqualification expires.