Tancredo Bankhardt was acquitted of three counts of attempted murder by jurors following a trial at Norwich Crown Court.

However, the 41-year-old was found guilty of three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and one of dangerous driving.

The A146 between Loddon and Hales (Image: Newsquest)

The trial followed a crash on the A146 Loddon and Hales last September.

Norwich Crown Court had heard he was thought to be driving his Vauxhall Astra at 74mph at the time of the collision, on a road with a 60mph limit.

Norwich Crown Court (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)

Bankhardt is also said to have "ensured" neither he nor his young passengers - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - had been........

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