North Tyneside Council prosecuted after man killed by refuse truck

North Tyneside Council has been bound over for sentencing after pleading guilty to a breach of Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court. 

On 2 May 2006, a member of the public, Brian Kindred, was killed after a refuse truck hit him near his home in Allanville, Camperdown, as it was reversing.  

HSE Inspector Stephen Britton says:  

"This is a tragic case where we found that the council's safety management procedu... (107 more words)

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