Andrew Nay, 39, crashed into the family's car near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, last October. Katrina and Karlina Raiba, aged five and eight, were left paralysed from the waist down.

A driver who left two sisters paralysed after his 4x4 smashed into their family car during a road rage chase has said that he is "truly sorry for everything".

Marcus Kraehling-Smith, mitigating for Nay, said his client's actions had "altered the lives of four innocent people" and that he was "truly remorseful".

Reading a letter from Nay, Mr Kraehling-Smith said: "I am truly sorry for all the hurt, pain and devastation that I have caused to Mr Raibais, his wife and children.

"Never did I intend to cause the accident, to cause so much pain and upset. It upsets me greatly knowing that I have.

"I wake up knowing what I have done and hate myself. I wish I could change things. I know these words do nothing to help but I am truly sorry for everything."