Fatal crash near Dubbo attributed to truck driver fatigue

A Police audit of trucking company, Redstar Transport, has so far revealed issues with insecure loads and driver fatigue. 
The investigations follow an earlier road collision incident involving one of the company’s B-doubles and a car, where two boys, aged nine and twelve, died.
Officers have been working with Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) as part of an investigation relating to safety breaches at Redstar depots at Yennora in Sydney and in Dubbo.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy said all the trucks initially inspected had load issues.
One driver was issued with a field court attendance notice in relation to logbook entries.
"What we need to remember here is there were two children killed in a car accident in the early hours of the morning involving the B-double," Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.
"As a result of all fatal accidents involving trucks, we make sure that those companies involved have the right governance around operations."
The Assistant Commissioner said police were not impressed with the safety issues.
"We are very disappointed," he said.
"The company has been compliant with us, they have been working with us. But to have the amount of issues we have had with all the trucks and drivers this morning has been very disappointing."
Assistant Commissioner Corboy said the audit will help reduce and prevent similar incidents from happening on the nation's roads.
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Victoria: Truck driver and farmer die in separate incidents

Earlier this month, it was reported that a delivery driver died after he was struck over by his truck at a storage depot in Tullamarine. The man was believed to have been at the rear of his vehicle at the time of the incident. The man, 65, died at the scene.

In a separate incident; a farmer was seriously injured when he was run over by a tractor he was undertaking maintenance work on at his farm at Meredith, near Geelong. The man, 68, suffered serious head injuries and died later in hospital.

Both incidents are being investigated by WorkSafe Victoria. 

WorkSafe’s Executive Director of Health and Safety, Marnie Williams, said the men were working alone when the incidents happened. “Both incidents will be thoroughly investigated, and our thoughts are with the families and friends of each man,” Ms Williams said.

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