Jailed : Juraj Orsula , 46 , claimed he had been blinded by the sun when his red Mercedes Actros lorry crashed into the back of queuing traffic . A Slovakian lorry driver who killed three members of the same family and injured eight others after ploughing into the back of stationary traffic on a motorway has been jailed . Juraj Orsula , 46 , claimed he had been blinded by the sun when his red Mercedes Actros lorry crashed into the back of queuing traffic , which had built up on the M26 in Kemsing , Kent , after two previous collisions earlier that morning . Helen Akande , 22 , and her sister Mary , 16 , both students from Sarcelles , France , died at the scene of the crash in April last year , while their father Michael , 54 , died two weeks later in hospital as a result of his injuries . Three people in another vehicle suffered serious injuries , including a boy aged seven who suffered a severe brain injury , a boy aged three who had a broken leg and a 36-year-old man with a fractured skull and brain injury . Orsula , of Topolcany , Slovakia , pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court yesterday to three counts of causing death by dangerous driving , and three counts of causing serious injury while driving dangerously . He was jailed for six and a half years , and disqualified from driving for seven years . Crash : Traffic had built up on the M26 in Kemsing , Kent , after two previous collisions earlier that morning . Sentencing : Orsula pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court ( pictured ) yesterday to three counts of causing death by dangerous driving , and three counts of causing serious injury while driving dangerously . Detective Constable David Holmes , from Kent Police , said : ‘ The events of that day will linger long in the memory of those affected , some of whom will never fully recover from their injuries . ‘ Juraj Orsula claims he was blinded by the sun in the moments leading up to the collision , which should have been reason enough to reduce his speed . ‘ Instead he continued to drive as normal before crashing into stationary traffic and leaving a trail of devastation . He must now live with the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life. ’ Mr Holmes added : 'Hopefully Orsula 's sentencing will mark the start of the healing process for everyone affected by this devastating incident , and our thoughts are with them all today . '
Juraj Orsula claimed he was blinded by sun when he crashed on M26 . Hit back of queuing traffic which had built up after two earlier collisions . Helen Akande , two weeks later , and her sister Mary , 16 , both died at scene of crash . Their father Michael died 22 in hospital as result of injuries . Three people in another vehicle suffered injuries , including young boys .