DRIVER FATALITY AT ROADWORKS

Member of public dies in collision with road resurfacing plant

A motorist has died after his car struck road resurfacing equipment on the B3004 at East Worldham near Alton in Hampshire on Tuesday 18th February. The police have named the man as 25 year-old Christopher Ashley Boyes.

Comment: This tragic death breaks a recent trend that shows the number of worker and public fatalities associated with roadworks decreasing in recent years. This improvement  followed stricter regulator enforcement and improved traffic management arrangements.