Puzzle as postman killed by van rolling over him

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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A POSTMAN who died when a Royal Mail van rolled over and killed him was "desperately unlucky", a sheriff has said.

Ronnie Morrison, of Hacklett, Benbecula, died when he was dragged underneath his own mail van in Ford Terrace in Creagorry on March 28 last year.

The local man, known as Ronnie Mòr, was killed near his elderly mother Annalisa's home in the housing scheme near the South Ford causeway. He died of chest injuries and having his air supply cut off after being trapped underneath the vehicle, procurator fiscal David Teale told a fatal accident inquiry at Lochmaddy Sheriff Court yesterday.

Representing Mr Morrison's family, lawyer Gordon Seaton stressed the tragedy was a "puzzle" as a police investigator stressed the vehicle would have rolled backwards immediately without either the handbrake or gears being applied.

Yet the vehicle rolled away only after Mr Morrison had returned from delivering post to an adjacent house first, he said.

The solicitor pointed out this "accident may not have happened" if the Royal Mail had an audio handbrake warning — now being introduced — plus "more focused training for postmen".

He said the family did not seek to "blame anyone but don't want this to happen to anyone else".

Earlier, Lorna Senior, a Macmillan nurse, said she discovered a body lying underneath the van after leaving a patient's house.

She said she initially thought it was someone working under the vehicle.

Sheriff Noel McPartlin said: "Mr Morrison was desperately unlucky to be fatally injured in this way."

He will issue his findings at a later date.

[DB1100]

The solicitor pointed out this "accident may not have happened" if the Royal Mail had an audio handbrake warning — now being introduced — plus "more focused training for postmen".
But according to the copper the handbrake must have been on or the van would have rolled away immediately.

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

The solicitor pointed out this "accident may not have happened" if the Royal Mail had an audio handbrake warning — now being introduced — plus "more focused training for postmen".
But according to the copper the handbrake must have been on or the van would have rolled away immediately.

The handbrake wasn't on, that's the puzzle, why did it take so long for the vehicle to start rolling back when it should have done straight away, the van was neither in gear or hand brake applied when the police examined the vehicle

[DB1100]

The solicitor pointed out this "accident may not have happened" if the Royal Mail had an audio handbrake warning — now being introduced — plus "more focused training for postmen".
But according to the copper the handbrake must have been on or the van would have rolled away immediately.

The handbrake wasn't on, that's the puzzle, why did it take so long for the vehicle to start rolling back when it should have done straight away, the van was neither in gear or hand brake applied when the police examined the vehicle

It didn't say that in the story.

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

The solicitor pointed out this "accident may not have happened" if the Royal Mail had an audio handbrake warning — now being introduced — plus "more focused training for postmen".
But according to the copper the handbrake must have been on or the van would have rolled away immediately.

The handbrake wasn't on, that's the puzzle, why did it take so long for the vehicle to start rolling back when it should have done straight away, the van was neither in gear or hand brake applied when the police examined the vehicle

It didn't say that in the story.

it didnt say the hand brake was on either, i work in one of the offices nearest the accident, and earlier reporting found the hand brake wasnt on

[trythat]

Was it a Combi by chance?

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

Was it a Combi by chance?

it wasnt a hand brake failure, the lever was completely down

[trythat]

We've had vans where the handbrake has dropped, and the van has rolled away because engine going and not in gear. But no fault found when dragged to garage. If you look search the forums on here you will find a few threads about handbrakes dropping and vans rolling away. I always leave mine in gear.

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

We've had vans where the handbrake has dropped, and the van has rolled away because engine going and not in gear. But no fault found when dragged to garage. If you look search the forums on here you will find a few threads about handbrakes dropping and vans rolling away. I always leave mine in gear.

The threads on here are on hand brakes failing not the lever falling different fault unfortunately

[Newbie001]

When you get diesel trained. You're told to leave in gear and turn wheel. So I suppose it's you're own fault in that respect even if handbrake is faulty. It's possible the postie was in a rush and when he seen it move he tried to stand behind van and stop it rather than let it go and get blamed for negligence. They won't blame it on the workload instead lets fit another annoying audible alarm.