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By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire)
Tom Harker was waiting to turn his horsebox back in to his farm in Sadberge in April 2019 when he was hit from behind by a HGV THE FAMILY of a man who died after a lorry driver ploughed into the back of his horsebox while using his phone have urged others to think twice about using them behind the wheel. Tom Harker was waiting to turn his horsebox back in to his farm in Sadberge in April 2019 when he was hit from behind by a HGV. The force of the collision threw the 68-year-old through the windscreen of his vehicle before he was crushed underneath the horsebox.
Thursday February 18, 2021, 11:54 AM
Tom Harker was waiting to turn his horsebox back in to his farm in Sadberge in April 2019, when he was hit from behind by a HGV. Credit: Durham Constabulary
A County Durham family want people to think twice about using mobile phones behind the wheel, after they lost a loved one.
Tom Harker was waiting to turn his horsebox back in to his farm in Sadberge in April 2019, when he was hit from behind by a HGV.
The 68-year-old suffered severe injuries and died at the scene.
The driver of the HGV, Jordan Leonard, was using his mobile banking app at the time and had been so distracted he failed see Mr Harker’s vehicle, ploughing into the back of him.
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