Firm fined over death of crane driver who sacrificed his own life to save others

A firm has been fined £700,000 after a hero crane driver was killed as he fought to stop his 125 tonne vehicle with faulty brakes from crossing a public road.

Father-of-two Lindsay Easton, 49, lost control down a steep descent at Scout Moor wind farm in Edenfield, East Lancashire and crashed into the banking of an escape lane after steering away from an access road to a public highway, potentially preventing more deaths.