Cameron Atkinson avoids jail after causing crash on A47 at West Bilney which left three people with serious injuries

A 22-year-old has escaped jail after causing a horror crash which left three people seriously injured - with one of them now blind in one eye.

Cameron Atkinson was driving a BMW 1 Series when he attempted an overtake on the A47 at West Bilney, just 500 yards west of Pentney Lake, when he collided with three other vehicles in November 2022.

Those in a red Suzuki Swift and a grey Ford Mondeo narrowly escaped, with their wing mirrors clipped - but the three people in a black Volkswagen Golf were not so lucky.

One of its occupants suffered a brain bleed and is now blind in one eye. Their skull was fractured and they were left in a coma.

Images released by Norfolk Police show the horrific damage done to both vehicles.

Atkinson, of Gunton Cliff in Lowestoft, admitted three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Norwich Crown Court in December.

For each offence, he has been handed two years in custody, suspended for 24 months - with each term to be served concurrently.

Reports from court proceedings in other media outlets say it was deemed “miraculous” that nobody was killed in the crash.

The other two passengers in the Golf received spinal fractures.

Atkinson has also been disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to take an extended retest.

He will complete ten rehabilitation activity days and 200 hours of unpaid work, and will pay £1,000 in costs.