An expatriate accused of killing a man in a fiery car collision last month, yesterday asked to return to the UK claiming he has no money and has been banned from working here.

Luke Armstrong's request was denied by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner.

Armstrong was ordered to surrender his travel documents under bail conditions set by Magistrates' Court in April, when he was charged with causing the death of Winston 'Yogi' Burrows in a road accident while his ability to drive was impaired.

Mr. Burrows was killed instantly when the car he was driving flipped over and burst into flames after it came into collision with a truck allegedly driven by Armstrong.

Yesterday, lawyer Saul Froomkin QC told Mr. Warner that insurance problems had cost his client his job at Arctic Airconditioning and Refrigeration, and the Department of Immigration has not allowed him to seek further employment.

He added that Armstrong is also to be forced out of his Beaming Hill, Southampton home at the end of the month, leaving him with nowhere to live.

The lawyer asked the magistrate to amend the 24-year-old's bail conditions so that he might return to his home in North Lincolnshire, England. Mr. Froomkin assured Mr. Warner that his client would return in time for his trial.

Mr. Warner did not agree to the proposal.

Armstrong faces six charges relating to the fatal accident which took place in the early hours of Sunday, April 5 near The Swizzle on South Road, Warwick.

In addition to causing the death of Mr. Burrows, he is accused of causing grievous bodily harm to Evelyn Rewan, a passenger in the car driven by Mr. Burrows. He is also accused of causing actual bodily harm to Mr. Burrows' backseat passenger, Honest Masawi, and his own passenger, Peter Mumby.

Additional charges include failing to stop and report the accident and not having a valid licence.

Armstrong is set to appear in Magistrates' Court again on Friday.