A man is due to appear in court today charged with causing the death of two people in a collision in St Ives.

Benjamin McDonald, 23, of Oilmils Road, Ramsey Mereside, was the driver of a green Nissan 200SX which was involved in a collision with two vehicles on the B1040, Somersham Road, on July 27, last year.

Two of the occupants of one of the vehicles died following the collision.

McDonald is charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and will appear at Peterborough Crown Court this afternoon.