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The driver of an overloaded van that crashed and killed three people in Abbotsford, B.C., last year pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges.

Harwinderpal Kaur Gill was sentenced to a $2,000 fine and prohibited from driving for one year. She pleaded guilty to driving without reasonable consideration for others using the highways, and driving without being the holder of an appropriate licence.

She and the owner of the van, RHA Enterprises Ltd., had been facing eight charges under the Motor Vehicle Act, but the Crown dropped the remaining six charges. Police did not recommend criminal charges after their investigation.

Victims' relatives who were on hand to hear the sentence said outside the court that they were outraged by what they consider the lack of severity of the sentence.