UK police have issued distressing footage of a devastating crash which wiped out many members of a family, using it to warn drivers against using their mobile phones while driving.

The crash happened last year when a trailer driver crashed into a row of cars when he was momentarily distracted as he used his mobile phone to change music.

Driver Tomasz killed mother Tracy Houghton, 45, and three children. 

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