HGV driver crushed to death while cleaning vehicle carrier

Slough

  A vehicle recovery firm is facing a huge fine after an HGV driver was crushed to death while cleaning a car carrier. John Wallace, 49, was cleaning the lower deck of a 14-tonne lorry when the upper deck collapsed without warning on May 31, 2013. Mr Wallace, who was working as a vehicle recovery driver hired by Ontime Automotive Limited, based in Slough, Berks, died instantly in the ‘avoidable accident’, Southwark Crown Court heard. Ontime Automotive Limited was charged…

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