18th December 2002

MetEngUK's managing director survives high-speed motorway crash

At 0820 this morning, a 40-tonne articulated juggernaught, owned by the French transport giant Norbert Dentressangle (TND), smacked into the nearside of MetEngUK’s Mondeo estate car as it was heading north on the M74 motorway, about 20 miles south of Glasgow.

The car, being driven by Mr Brian Mott, Met Engineering Limited’s managing director, was knocked into a 70mph spin by the TND truck, and was completely destroyed in multiple collisions with the embankment bordering the motorway. Amazingly, no other vehicles were involved.

Despite suffering a fractured wrist, and other more serious injuries to his right shoulder and ankles, Mr Mott arranged for alternative transport to be sent from the Manchester office, and continued his journey to Dundee Airport to resolve a problem with the airfield wind system.