M4 motorway accident - Possible causes

Title

M4 motorway accident - Possible causes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Mar 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:48

Description

Report by Mark Phillips on an accident on the M4 motorway (13/03/91) in which 10 people died. Lorry driver Eddie Prenderville, the AA’s Mary Ann(?) Randall(?), Labour’s Transport spokesperson Joan Ruddock and Roads Minister, Christopher Chope speculate as to what might have caused the accident.

Contributors

Christopher Chope; Mark Phillips; Joan Ruddock; Eddie Prenderville; Mary Ann(?) Randall(?)

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Motorways; Policing practice; Warning devices; Road safety; Speed limits; Traffic accidents; Road accidents; Fog; Driving

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