A court has heard how a teenage farm worker’s tractor was crushed "almost flat" after crashing his it with "improperly adjusted" brakes.
19-year-old Harry Christian-Allan died nearly four years ago when his tractor crashed into a bridge on 1 August 2014.
The tractor was pulling a trailer full of grain before it hit the A1 flyover bridge at Rusts Lane, in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire.
Surviving the initial crash with serious injuries, he later died in hospital.
On Monday (5 February), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) took agricultural firm GW Topham and Son to court over failings of health and safety in the workplace.
The St Neots based firm are also accused of not maintaining equipment to a “sufficient standard”. The company denies the charges.
Witness Duncan Bishop, who was driving his motorbike over the bridge, said the crash crushed the tractor "almost flat", reports Cambridge News.
The court heard how a police examiner examined the trailer, and concluded that the brakes were "improperly adjusted".
Richard Steiner, a witness who was driving his car behind the trailer, said: “As soon as it started to go down the hill, it looked out of control.
“The tractor and trailer were weaving. The wheels of the tractor and then the trailer hit the kerb and it bounced up and grain spilled out of the trailer.”
The trial continues.
