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Old 24-03-2012, 23:47   #13
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Re: Serious accident on M5

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
I would suggest that the arrest of the driver is all to do with him not evacuating the passengers from the coach .The most dangerous place to be on a motorway is in a stationary vehicle on the hard shoulder,especially if it was foggy,the driver should have immediately got the passengers off and made them stand behind the crash barriers regardless of how cold and foggy it was
Only conclusion I can gleem from this but still think timing not right. Still though dont know that he following company policy.

I think it was most sensible thing to do like you said but factors make it just as dangerous.

He may felt they was safer on the bus with conditions fog.

There may not been barriers only in central resevation thats hugely dangerous expect them to cross carriegeway.

Without barriers standing away on verge could been just dangerous.


Safety passengers hugely open to interpretation whats best for them. It was just unlucky they got hit by lorry.
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