Seatbeits recommended by coroner
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• A coroner has urged lorry drivers to wear seatbeits after hearing how a driver died after being thrown across his cab when his truck overturned.
Andrew McFadyeari of Dewsbury, West Yorks was not wearing a seatbelt when his attic overturned at Cottingly Bridge near Bingley, West Yorks in May. He suffered severe head injuries and died a week later in hospital.
West Yorkshire Coroner James Turnbull said: "Wearing seatbelts in these vehicles is not obligatory, but there is a probability that the injuries sustained could have been avoided if one had been worn."
He urged drivers to bear in mind this was not the first time it was suspected a seat belt could have saved a life in a lorry. A verdict of accidental death was recorded.
The hearing was told how the trailer started to tip over as it was crossing a bridge, eventually falling on to its side and spilling its load. PC Richard Leid, who investigated the acci