Mr Eizenstat was giving testimony to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing investigating the Caspian Sea area and US policy towards it.

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He said residents in the area of Cotgrave Road described hearing a loud thud around 03:15 GMT on 15 August as Mr Todd lost control of his Citroen C3 while travelling at speed and crashed through a fence into a field.

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Teachers involved in the action provide specialist advice and support for visually and hearing impaired pupils in mainstream schools across the area.

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