Lorry driver killed by dropped slab.

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Sat 28 Jul 2007 12:26
Lorry driver killed by dropped slab. - gordonbennet
Have a look at today's Sun and you will see that some youths have been arrested for dropping an 18 inch slab from the top of a dual carriageway overbridge and killing the driver of an articulated truck passing under. Firstly our sympathies to the family of this unfortunate driver. It apparently happened at 4.15am on a downhill stretch of the A45 at Wellingborough, Northants. Fortunately it appears no one else was hurt which is amazing, because this is a busy road and the thought of an uncontrolled hgv at 60 mph downhill is awful. What are the panels printable thoughts. snip
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Sat 28 Jul 2007 12:29
Lorry driver killed by dropped slab. - cheddar
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Sat 28 Jul 2007 12:37
Lorry driver killed by dropped slab. - Keith S
Certainly does.

I tend to be a bit paranoid when I see people on overbridges and change lane if possible for this very reason.
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Sat 28 Jul 2007 12:44
Lorry driver killed by dropped slab. - Lud
The good thing is that they were arrested. snip
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Sat 28 Jul 2007 12:45
Lorry driver killed by dropped slab. - Pugugly {P}
If they've been arrested - keep the discussion general please - about the risks of travelling under over-bridges.
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Sat 28 Jul 2007 12:52
Lorry driver killed by dropped slab. - Pugugly {P}
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/69187...m

Link to the BBC news report. The epitome of a balanced report. Everything's in there. No need to discuss further on here. Thread locked. Open a discussion on the risks of driving under overbridges by all means but any reference to this case and it's binned.

The knife has been wielded big style on this. The Back room is not a quasi-judicial "panel"

PU
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