Two die in hard shoulder shunt
1st October 1998, Page 14
1st October 1998
Page 14
Page 14, 1st October 1998
— Two die in hard shoulder shunt
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Heavyweights, Road Transport, Tom Sharkey, Chippenham, Sharkey, Shoulder, Vehicle Recovery, Law / Crime, Disaster / Accident
• The danger of vehicle recovery work was highlighted again last week when a driver was killed on the M4 hard shoulder while helping a couple who had run out of fuel.
Peter Hughes, 41, of Sloughbased recovery operator Courts died at the scene when a driver of a 7.5-tanner drove into his recovery vehicle, shunting it into Thomas Sharkey's car which in turn hit the two men. Sharkey died in hospital.
Mrs Sharkey, who had remained in their car, was treated for severe shock. The van driver, Andrew Exton, 43, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, suffered a fractured leg.