Jane Devonshire (19) was killed when the rubbish truck she was in crash in Birkenhead last year. Miss Devonshire, of West Harbour, was in her fifth week on the job working as a rubbish runner. The truck crashed 40 meters down a bank while Jane Devonshire was working as a rubbish truck runner. Veolia was also already on notice following another rubbish truck death in 2007, only a few streets away from the incident involving Miss Devonshire. The council also offered "genuine sympathy" to the driver of the rubbish truck who was injured in the crash.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 21, 2016 03:11 UTC