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Death-crash firm loses its appeal
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• The South Wales plant hire firm ordered to pay £175,000 after a crash in which five people died has lost its appeal against the size of the fine.
Appeal Judge Lord Justice Beldam said Chepstow Plant Hire, whose low-loader was involved in the 1995 accident near Newquay, had shown flagrant disregard for the safety of other road users.
Five motorists died after the bucket on a digger being transported on one the company's vehicles swung loose into the path of four cars at head height.
In November last year, Truro Crown Court found the firm guilty of breaching its general duties under the Health & Safety at Work Act. Last week the Court of Appeal dismissed the firm's appeal against the sentence and conviction.
The driver, self-employed Mark Wade, was made the subject of a court order after his conviction for causing five deaths by dangerous driving. He also lost his appeal.