Man appears in court charged with causing the death of husband and wife killed in head-on smash

Paul and Susan Gossedge were passengers in a taxi that collided with an oncoming car in 2019.

Thomas Coyles, of Dulverton Rise, Pontefract, is charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

He is also facing two charges of causing serious injury to a male and a female through dangerous driving.

Coyles appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on October 20 where his case was committed to the Crown court.

He is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on November 17. No pleas have been entered at this stage.

Coyles was given unconditional bail.

A Honda Civic collided with the taxi containing Mr and Mrs Gossedge on Castle Syke Hill, between Ackworth and Pontefract, on the evening of Friday, June 28, 2019.

Mrs Gossedge, 69, who was a retired teacher, was a rear-seat passenger in the taxi and died at the scene.

Floral tributes were left at the scene of the crash, which happened next to a layby just north of the junction with Sandy Gate Lane.

The taxi, a Toyota Prius, was heading towards Ackworth with the other vehicle travelling towards Pontefract.

The 45-year-old driver of the taxi was also seriously injured in the smash as was a 16-year-old female in the Honda Civic.