Michael Shuttleworth

“who was suspended by UPS the day after the collision and dismissed by them shortly thereafter, gave evidence that his view from the van when making right turns such as this one was obscured by a large blind spot”

“independent Forensic Collision Investigator ("FCI") gave evidence that, when sitting in the driver's seat at the position had adjusted it to, there was a large blind spot to the driver's offside, which may have masked the presence of Mr [name redacted] at certain points of the right turn manoeuvre”

“The FCI gave evidence that this blind spot area was due to the driver's offside”

“The FCI gave evidence that, using van, he was able to reconstruct at the scene a scenario whereby a pedestrian crossing Bridge Street as Mr [name redacted] was completely masked by the van's mirror assembly,”

“gave evidence that the van was equipped with a rear facing camera to aid reversing, but no front or rear facing audible impact sensor alarms”

“gave evidence that UPS drivers were subject to an annual appraisal that involved being accompanied by an assessor who would complete a 60 item tick box form, but that drivers were neither told if they had failed any part of that assessment or offered any refresher training following such an appraisal”