The latest Video Safety Alert, taken from a BBC News article, details a road traffic collision in July 2021.  While not connected to our operations, the tragic circumstances, which resulted in the deaths of three people and a driver being jailed for 8 years and 10 months, reinforce key learning points.

Please use the Alert with your teams to stress the potential severe consequences of mobile phone use while driving and the importance of following our Policy on the Safe Use of Mobile Phones.

You can watch the Video Safety Alert video here:

If you want to learn more about this incident and its effects on relatives, the witnesses and the LGV Driver, an extended programme called “Deadly Browsing: The Lorry Driver” can be accessed on BBC iPlayer via the following link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0cngpr3/the-big-cases-deadly-browsing-the-lorry-driver