Obviously we can’t say but in general that is a big problem.
Still RIP
briscoe05:
karl67:
Not paying attention, Not leaving a safe distance.I suggest that until the facts have come to light (if they do) that you keep your opinion or comments to yourself. This will rub many people up the wrong way and I’m sure many will agree. R.I.P drivers involved, sad times.
Face facts they have run up the back of each other, to close and not paying attention.
The HSS driver (blue truck) was a lad called Mike Proctor from Southport, only 22 with a young child.
The Spar driver was called Alan, and was set for imminent retirement from James Hall, Preston (Spar), and had actually already recieved his retirement present from the firm.
Just thought I would fill in their details from their friends on facebook, as they are both local lads.
RIP both of them.
Dafman:
briscoe05:
karl67:
Not paying attention, Not leaving a safe distance.I suggest that until the facts have come to light (if they do) that you keep your opinion or comments to yourself. This will rub many people up the wrong way and I’m sure many will agree. R.I.P drivers involved, sad times.
Face facts they have run up the back of each other, to close and not paying attention.
True, but we’ve all been there haven’t we? Getting closer to the vehicle in front and contemplating the overake, thinking to myself “if something happens in front I could be dead,” but probability says it will be ok.
To overcome this you would have to enforce a minimum distance between trucks. It would be like driving in the Mont Blanc tunnel. And to make it practical, you would probably have to ban hgv overtaking as well, and enforce a 50mph limit so that everybody keeps to their place in the convoy.
Also on Monday, another fatal…
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-li … e-21579306
espresso:
The HSS driver (blue truck) was a lad called Mike Proctor from Southport, only 22 with a young child.
The Spar driver was called Alan, and was set for imminent retirement from James Hall, Preston (Spar), and had actually already recieved his retirement present from the firm.Just thought I would fill in their details from their friends on facebook, as they are both local lads.
RIP both of them.
He’s a friend of a friend very sad
How much of it is due to tiredness due to agencies ringing at stupid times. I kicked an agency in to touch recently as on the rare occasion they offered work it would be about 3pm to do a night shift at 8pm or 11pm
Non by the looks of it. If you on agency u only sleep waiting for the next call.
alix776:
Non by the looks of it. If you on agency u only sleep waiting for the next call.
Thats B0110X and you know it
V sad news rip , mine is not to stipulate what happened ill keep my views to myself sad day
RIP drivers.
Dafman:
Face facts they have run up the back of each other, to close and not paying attention.
So the brakes never failed on the Spar truck ? So something never rolled around the cab that wasn’t secure and ended up under the brake pedal when he needed to brake quick ? Driver of the Spar truck never had a heart attack ?
You can face what may have have happened but you can’t say for sure.
Cosmic:
Dafman:
briscoe05:
karl67:
Not paying attention, Not leaving a safe distance.I suggest that until the facts have come to light (if they do) that you keep your opinion or comments to yourself. This will rub many people up the wrong way and I’m sure many will agree. R.I.P drivers involved, sad times.
Face facts they have run up the back of each other, to close and not paying attention.
True, but we’ve all been there haven’t we? Getting closer to the vehicle in front and contemplating the overake, thinking to myself “if something happens in front I could be dead,” but probability says it will be ok.
To overcome this you would have to enforce a minimum distance between trucks. It would be like driving in the Mont Blanc tunnel. And to make it practical, you would probably have to ban hgv overtaking as well, and enforce a 50mph limit so that everybody keeps to their place in the convoy.
Also on Monday, another fatal…
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-li … e-21579306
No it doesn’t happen to me because unfortunately for me many years ago before I could take my class one me and my little Ford Cargo was hit from behind in stationary traffic pushed 10th feet in to the fridge trl in front, ended up with the cab being wrote off and me being in a bit of pain. So I never sit up the backside of the one in front.
Kerbdog:
Dafman:
Face facts they have run up the back of each other, to close and not paying attention.So the brakes never failed on the Spar truck ? So something never rolled around the cab that wasn’t secure and ended up under the brake pedal when he needed to brake quick ? Driver of the Spar truck never had a heart attack ?
You can face what may have have happened but you can’t say for sure.
So how come two lorries hit the truck in front.To many drivers in a rush to get nowhere you see it all the time
I have absolutely no idea what went so so wrong ,but two fellow drivers lost there lives and I for one send my deepest condolences to there family’s
R.I.P Men
Dafman:
Kerbdog:
Dafman:
So how come two lorries hit the truck in front.To many drivers in a rush to get nowhere you see it all the time
Dafman, like I said the driver of the spar truck could have had heart attack. The blue truck could have been stopped in the queue and just shunted from behind or something. If you ask me he has been unlucky. If they were trundling along at 2 or 3 mph he won’t have had his foot on the brake or handbrake on, if the spar fella has clobbered him from behind for whatever reason in that scenario then he is going to have probably broken the blue flat back drivers neck or squashed him to death when he was inturn thrust into the back of the front vehicle.
Welcome to trucknet. Where every one can be a crash scene investigator.
r.i.p drives. use that road every week. too many gone this year allready.
Wake up people, to much bickering about what happened here 
TWO PEOPLE DIED!!! just doing their jobs 
RIP Drivers Condolences to all their friends and familys.
happysack:
Welcome to trucknet. Where every one can be a crash scene investigator.
Shush you, we are having a debate.
Kerbdog:
Dafman:
Kerbdog:
Dafman:
So how come two lorries hit the truck in front.To many drivers in a rush to get nowhere you see it all the timeDafman, like I said the driver of the spar truck could have had heart attack. The blue truck could have been stopped in the queue and just shunted from behind or something. If you ask me he has been unlucky. If they were trundling along at 2 or 3 mph he won’t have had his foot on the brake or handbrake on, if the spar fella has clobbered him from behind for whatever reason in that scenario then he is going to have probably broken the blue flat back drivers neck or squashed him to death when he was inturn thrust into the back of the front vehicle.
I take your point, I was just trying to make the idiots out there sit up and think