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TRUCKER'S DEATH & SAFETY TRUCKS * Australia
* Queensland - More than 40 witnesses to testify at manslaughter trial of trucking proprietor Peter Francis Colbert
Brisbane,QNLD,Australia -Courier Mail/The Advertiser, by Ken McGregor -Dec 01, 2014: -- More than 40 witnesses will give evidence at the trial of a trucking company owner accused of manslaughter over the death of one of his drivers, a court has heard... Peter Francis Colbert has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter over the death of Salisbury father-of-two Robert Brimson, 45...
Mr Brimson died after the truck he was driving crashed into a road sign on Main South Rd, Happy Valley, in March this year... Colbert has also pleaded not guilty to two counts of endangering life... It is alleged Colbert, 55, of Athol Park, failed to act on warnings from his drivers about brake failures before the fatal crash on March 7... Prosecutor Elizabeth Griffith today told the District Court more than 40 witnesses were expected to give evidence during the trial, which would take at least four weeks... Grant Algie, SC, for Colbert, agreed the matter was “legally complex” and should be heard by the Supreme Court rather than the District Court... Judge Simon Stretton sent the matter to the Supreme Court where the it will be heard later this month...
* New South Wales - “Urgent change in regulation” to close trucking loophole
Sydney,NSW,Australia -Drive com au, by David McCowen -December 1, 2014: -- The NSW Government will swiftly close a loophole that poses a "serious safety concern" by allowing untrained mechanics to work on heavy vehicles... Under the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act, which came into effect from December 1, unqualified workers are allowed to service and repair trucks and buses over 4.5 tonnes... The changes had been described by industry bodies such as the Transport Workers Union as "a serious safety concern for the entire community"... Michael Aird, a senior official for the TWU, says "poor maintenance of heavy vehicles is a big factor in the hundreds of fatal truck crashes on Australian roads each year"...
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