TWO men have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a butcher was killed as he crossed a road in Todmorden.

Wayne Stansfield was struck by two vehicles, believed to be travelling close to each other, as he walked across Halifax Road on March 15.

At the time police said he had been crossing the road at 9pm close to the Duke of York pub when he collided with the two vehicles, a black Audi A3 and a silver Toyota Yaris and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Mohammed Azzizul Islam, 30, of Wellington Road, Todmorden and Fiaz Hussain Shah, 27, of Wellington Road, Bury, have now been charged with causing Mr Stansfield’s death and are due to appear at Calderdale Magistrates Court on October 1.

Mr Stansfield, 48, who lived in Walsden, near Todmorden, worked for family-run firm J T Stansfield and Son in Halifax Road. The business has been in Todmorden for generations.