Council fined after pier fall death

Argyll and Bute Council was this week fined £20,000 after a man drove off the unprotected edge of a car park situated on a pier, fell into the sea below, and was drowned.

 

Duncan MacGillivray, 75, drowned on 17 September 2007, when it is believed that he accidentally put his car into forward gear rather than reverse to exit a parking bay. The vehicle mounted the edging, and, as there was no protective barrier, the car fell approximately three metres into the sea below and Mr Mac... (226 more words)

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