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2024 Awareness Alert LTI#20 Fatality #02 Driver MVI
On 21st October 2024 at around 17:07, a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) and trailer enroute to Harweel from Muscat, carrying a loaded ISO tank with 20,000 liters of non-hazardous Triethylene Glycol (TEG) veered off the main blacktop dual carriageway around 60 kms south of Adam. The HGV driver attempted to rejoin the blacktop road but lost control and rolled over, resulting in both the driver and an unauthorized passenger sustaining fatal injuries.
Do you ensure your drivers understand the importance of wearing seat belts? Do you ensure the DFMS is in good working condition and checked prior journey? Do you have a process in place to prevent unauthorized passengers in your journeys ? Do you ensure your drivers are regularly briefed on following defensive driving techniques specifically for liquid loads? Do you ensure empowerment to stop system in place when it feels unsafe? Do you ensure all employees are involved in TBT’s/safety briefings? Do you ensure your journey managers are proactively analyzing IVMS, DFMS and TPMS data to identify driver’s behaviors?
The driver failed to maintain control of the vehicle, it veered off the road and onto an embankment. Both deceased (driver and passenger) were found ejected outside the vehicle due to not wearing seat belts. Driver Fatigue Management System (DFMS) was tampered with/covered. The vehicle was carrying liquid load in a skid tank and has high center of gravity. The driver has carried similar load multiple times before this event. The driver deviated from the journey plan and carried an unauthorized passenger.

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