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<<2002-12-23|9:19 p.m.>>
Bernie.

there used to be a driver at work who was really quiet and sometimes talked to himself. we all try and keep a good atmosphere in the office but this guy just kept himself to himself.

thursday night he was driving his lorry back to our depot (i believe) when a lorry in front of him slowed down, not giving him enough time to break himself.

he crashed into the back of the supermarket freight that had slowed down (but sped up again after he'd been hit).

his cab burst into flames and despite a motorist trying to exstinguish the flames, he died.

one of the subbies went up to the scene and said that the A&E people were raiding the freight in the back (our company is like FedEx) he said there was nothing he could do about it to stop them.

Nothing is really known about the driver who died, except that his name is Bernie, he was around 40 years old and he has 2 children who did not live with him. he rented a flat from him boss and that was the first and only address they had for him. no one knows who his next of kin is. no one knows how to find them.

4 years ago Harry died, my mother was very close to him, he was such a lovely man, his truck broke down and he got out his cab just as a lorry sped past, the force knocked him under it's wheels i believe.

but Harry was widely loved and everyone missed him and knew what kind of person he was, our company collects well over �60 each depot for his anniversary each year. this guy, was an enigma.

somehow i feel like he was the bigger tragedy. and i feel ill saying that.

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