The Coronial Inquest into the death of Captain Trevor Day of the Campbells Creek Fire Brigade commenced today.
Trevor Day died on 23 January 2006 at Granite Hills, near Seymour, when the tanker he was travelling in rolled down a hill.
The Inquest has been scheduled for three days and a number of CFA members have been called as witnesses.
Daily updates of the days proceedings will be provided on Fire Flyer.
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Update Tuesday 30 July 2008
During day one of the inquest, the Coroner heard from John Barnard and Maurice Walsh who both presented evidence to the court. John was Sector Commander and Maurice was Sector Commander Driver/Penciller on the day of the accident.
The court also heard from CFA Fire Officer Glen Jennings in relation to a series of photographs he had taken at the scene while conducting the CFA investigation.
Proceedings continue today.
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Update Wednesday 31 July 2008
On day two of the Inquest, four further witnesses gave evidence to the Coroner. These were Craig Hepburn, strike team leader, Ed Hocking, driver of the Campbells Creek tanker, Maryanne Murdoch and Daniel Jenkins – both Campbells Creek members.
The Inquest resumes today with CFA's Glenn Jennings continuing to give evidence.
The Coroner, Her Honour Audrey Jamieson, will also be viewing a 2.2D Tanker at the court to gain a better understanding of the vehicle.
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Update Thursday 1 August 2008
On day three of the Coronial Inquest, CFA Fire Officer Glen Jennings concluded his evidence to the Inquest about his report into the accident. Police members Senior Constable Booth and Acting Sargent Walker from the Motor Vehicle Collision Unit presented evidence. CFA Deputy Chief Officer Greg Esnouf also presented evidence to the Coroner.
While the evidence concluded on day three, the matter has been adjourned until a date can be fixed for final submissions.
In the meantime, the Coroner has expressed her preliminary views that seatbelts will be a focus of her recommendations. The Coroner stated she was concerned with the attitude of CFA members towards the use of seatbelts. She expressed that seatbelts have been accepted within the wider community for more than thirty years and CFA must also fully adopt this attitude.
Further details will be provided when the final submission date is set.
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Coronial Inquest - Captain Trevor Day
1 comments:
The extremely unfortunate death of Capt.Trevor Day has touched the heart and soul of many CFA members and the broader community.
Hopefully after the inquest is over the Day family and their community can recover with some closier.
As always our support, strength and thoughts are with everyone affected.
Renee Thompson
Maldon Fire Brigade
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