A man who caused a crash on the M66 that killed a pregnant mum-of-two and left two young boys seriously injured has been sentenced.

Adil Iqbal, 22, of Hope Street, Accrington, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 14 years at Manchester Minshull Steet Crown Court today (Wednesday) after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury.

Frankie Hough, from Chadderton in Oldham, was in the car with her two sons, Tommy and Rocky, and her nephew, Tobias, on Saturday, May 13 when she was crashed into.

The family was taken to hospital by air ambulance but the 38-year-old and her unborn baby girl, Neeve, died two days later.

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Ms Hough's nine-year-old son, Tommy, and her four-year-old nephew, Tobias Welby, have now left hospital, where they were in critical care, but still require ongoing physiotherapy.

In May Tobias' family shared that the four-year-old was placed in an induced coma with a brain injury and a fractured skull.

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At an inquest opening into Ms Hough's death in May, the court heard she pulled into the hard shoulder on the M66.

During the hearing at Rochdale Coroner's Court police coroners officer Tracy Bunn said Ms Hough was on the M66 heading towards Manchester when she pulled over to the hard shoulder.

PCO Bunn gave the cause of death as "head injuries".

Last month a funeral was held at Blackley Crematorium for Frankie and her unborn daughter Neeve.

In a public post on social media, Frankie's sister, Becci Welby, announced the special service was being held to "celebrate the life of my beautiful sister Frankie and baby Neeve".

Following Frankie's death, tributes and donations to her and her family have poured in, with a GoFundMe page raising more than £50,000 in donations.

Her friend, Debbie Wright, who set up the appeal for funds, wrote: "Words cannot express what her family and friends are going through now, not to mention her poor boys who now have to grow up without their mummy and sister they never got to meet.

"Frankie touched the lives of so many with her beautiful, kind soul.

"Heaven has gained a true angel."