A nurse has been jailed for two years after causing the deaths of four people in Oxford's Eastern Bypass crash last year.

There were angry scenes among some victims' relatives as 45-year-old Angela Dublin was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court. She could be released in 12 months.

As Mr Justice Crane read his sentence to a tense courtroom relatives shouted 'It's an insult' and 'My boy is rotting in a flipping coffin' before they stormed out of court.

Dublin, from London Road, Headington, had previously admitted four counts of causing death by dangerous driving. She was also banned from driving for six years.

The court heard how Dublin had seven children in her car before she lost control and veered across Oxford's Eastern Bypass on May 28 killing three of the youngsters, Marshall Haynes, Josh Bartlett, Liam Hastings, and student Howard Hillsdon, who was coming the opposite way.

Neil Moore, prosecuting, described how Dublin's Citroen Xsara had been travelling at the 70mph speed limit.

The weight of the seven boys and Dublin was the equivalent of five adults but worsened by the movement of the children, he added.

Mr Justice Crane described the accident on May 28 last year as 'devastating' and the impact of the crash not only killed four but left five others and Dublin with lasting injuries.

He said: "The boys were in high spirits because it was a birthday outing for your son. Not surprisingly, they were somewhat boisterous and were moving about in the car.

"They must have been a real distraction to you as a driver. This was a situation you created. Your decision to drive in those circumstances and your failure to stop when the distractions occurred made this a dangerous piece of driving.

"Moreover, to drive on a dual carriageway on which fast-moving traffic could be expected with the boys crammed into your car without seatbelts put at risk, as you must have realised, the life and limb of they and anyone else involved in any collision."

Sitting and supported by crutches Dublin who cannot remember what happened in the crash bowed her head as the sentence was passed.

She suffered a hernia and a fractured leg in the crash and still needs surgery. She is also suffering from severe depression and panic attacks and sent her apologies to the families of those who lost their lives or were injured, Frank Burton, defending, told the court.

Mr Burton said Dublin had been a nurse for 27 years at the John Radcliffe and the Radcliffe Infirmary and spent all her life helping injured and sick children.

He added: "Like the victims lives, her life has been unalterably changed."

Relatives of survivors Aiden Wood, Jake Proper and Conor Hunt were in court with the families of Marshall Haynes, Josh Bartlett, Liam Hastings and Angela Dublin and her son Anton to hear the ruling.