Dangerous M6
Live power cables landed in the path of passing vehicles on the M6 when bungling workers struck overhead power lines.
The firm has now been fined more than £4m for its mistakes which left motorway users in the Cheshire area in "significant danger". The fine came after an investigation by workplace regulator the Health and Safety Executive .Both incidents happened on overnight roadworks which were part of the smart motorway scheme between junctions 16 and 18 near Sandbach in Cheshire.
During the second incident, another team from Kier were taking down a motorway barrier on January 21, 2019. Their crane struck an overhead cable which led to an unmarked 11kV powerline being hit and snapped by an oncoming lorry. HSE found that inadequate planning from Kier meant the vehicle used in the first incident was unsuitable despite other more suitable vehicles being available.
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