Its sad someone lost a life RIP my heart goes out to family for there loss.
Its sad 2 critical the lorry driver and another passenger
Seems strange why coach driver been arrested.
By the reports from witnesses the coach was stationary for ten minutes in hard shoulder. If thats criminal act now god forbid us.
The others which I would assume all drivers would have done in any situation is put his hazzard fog lights on. As its thick bloomin fog doubt would be much use only give drivers seconds warning not enough time.
"That area is renowned for heavy fog... it was quite horrendous at the time."
The only other was should he removed passenger to safety embankment now this might been against policy of bus company. Ideally they should been out of harms way.
To me I cant see A how the charges can be made he did the correct thing by getting to the shoulder. B how the hell police think there was any dangerous driving. Dangerous driving packing it in lane 1, 2 or 3 thats dangerous.
Now only going whats reportedon that note feel it is peposperous. You may as well arrest every driver in fog, dangerous conditions for driving in it.
I think the police should be bit more tactful. That driver would be shaken by whats happened dont need the police cautioning him at this time when all it looks a TRAGIC ACCIDENT.
Like posted in past there seems air with police today death involved then someone should be charged. Police not inflamable so why do expect motorists. We all been there made decision which was wrong we either got away with it or sometimes did'nt. Driving all about judgement calls.
At worst he made judgement error that judgement error should not land him in jail in my view unless he did something stupid.
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Originally Posted by looselipsuk
So a 999 call is sent 12 minutes before the crash reporting the stranded coach and then, after a call is received saying a large goods vehicle has collided with the rear of the coach, they are able to dispatch police officers who manage to arrive within 6 minutes.
Maybe a shame they were not dispatched after the first phone call as they could have been there 6 minutes before the crash and maybe have stopped it happening.
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If this true why not arrest the call centre or police who failed to see how dangerous situation was. that makes me
now.