An HGV driver that killed three people in a devastating collision and then tried to destroy his mobile phone to hide the fact he was using it behind the wheel has been jailed for 12 years. Michal Kopaniarz pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving and also perverting the course […]
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The RHA has welcomed the decision by agricultural and food giant AB Agri not to require hauliers to join the SafeContractor accreditation scheme.
Years of hard work in improving road safety risk being undone after the government announced it was allowing longer semi-trailers on the roads and also proposed to allow motorists access to 7.5-tonne lorries, a training firm claimed. RED Corporate Driver Training said “a double-pronged threat” had been created because both ideas did away with essential […]
A fatal accident inquiry looking into the death of a pedestrian hit by an HGV bin lorry said it could have been avoided if the operator had not relied on a vehicle with extensive blind spots. Margaret Johnstone died in November 2020 due to “catastrophic injuries” when she stepped off a pavement in Alloa just […]