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Thursday, 24 February 2011 22:14
No escape was possible when lorry caused Slane pile-up, inquiry told
THE FRIGHTENING experiences of parents and grandparents caught up in a nine-vehicle pile-up after a heavy-goods vehicle (HGV) went out of control as it headed down a hill in Slane village were dramatically recalled yesterday.
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011 10:44
HGV driver sent for trial
AN HGV driver has appeared in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a collision in which two men died on the M6 near Sandbach.
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011 08:14
Family campaign over 'blind spot' cyclist casualties
The family of a cyclist killed two years ago after being run over by a lorry is calling for improved European legislation to tackle cyclist deaths.
Eilidh Cairns was killed in February 2009 after being crushed under the wheels of a HGV as she cycled to work in Notting Hill, west London.
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