A Carlisle-based training company has joined forces with the police in order to help officers understand some of the most complex accidents on public roads.  System Training, one of the UK’s leading logistics training providers, has teamed up with Cumbria Constabulary to deliver valuable training and a unique insight into the logistics industry to the county's Collision Investigation Unit.

The Collision Investigation Unit investigates and reconstructs fatal road collisions throughout Cumbria and provides evidence that can be used at Crown Court and Coroners’ Inquests.   System Training are committed to promoting safer driving in the haulage industry through their SAFED Driver Training course and, in line with this ethos, are collaborating with the Constabulary to produce a training package for officers working in the Unit.  

Two Cumbria Constabulary Officers have already been trained to drive LGVs by System Training so that they can apply first-hand knowledge and experience of how the vehicles react in accident situations to their investigations.  System Training has formulated a training programme that will enable officers to gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in driving a variety of vehicles, and are hoping that more members of the unit will take advantage of the programme in the near future.  

Detective Inspector Amanda Spedding of the Collision Investigation Unit said:

“We are pleased to be associated with System Training in this collaborative training venture.  They are recognised as being leaders in this specialist field and our officers will gain a great deal from their expertise.  Since working with System Training our officers have used the skills they have acquired for testing an articulated lorry for digital tachograph offences, driven articulated lorries to understand collision-related issues, and driven large buses for test purposes post-collision.  These new skills will be invaluable in helping them to solve some of the most complex road traffic accidents they encounter and ensure measures can be put in place to avoid them in the future.”   

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Note to Editors:  Attached image of Robin Brown, System Training CEO, presenting a training certificate to PC Mike Lazonby from Cumbria Constabulary Collision Investigation Unit.  Image available in high-resolution from Glenn Patterson.  Please credit image to Cascade Photography.

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