Firm fined 800,000 after English court hears how driver crushed brother in dumper truck accident

A construction firm has been fined £800,000 after a man accidentally crushed his brother to death with a dumper truck.

Firm fined 800,000 after English court hears how driver crushed brother in dumper truck accident

A construction firm has been fined £800,000 after a man accidentally crushed his brother to death with a dumper truck.

Robert Paul Griffiths’ foot became stuck between the truck’s brake and accelerator as he tried to move a broken-down scissor lift on a service road at Heathrow Airport while working for Laing O’Rourke on October 2 2014.

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