Webinar: Your life Changes in an Instant: The Lasting Impact of Australia’s Worst Crash

One moment, it was business as usual. You were a professional driver, heading to your destination, just as you had hundreds of times before. Then, in the blink of an eye, you were involved in the worst vehicle crash in Australia’s history. Multiple lives were changed forever, particularly yours.

Thirty-five years on, Graeme Thompson was still dealing with the physical and psychological impact of that crash, when two coaches collided on the Pacific Highway in northern New South Wales. While road safety and the road system had changed dramatically since that December morning in 1989, lives lost and serious injuries were still common on the roads, including for professional heavy and light vehicle drivers.

In this NRSPP webinar, Graeme shared his personal story to highlight the enduring reality of being involved in a serious road crash, whether the crash would have happened in today’s ‘vehicle as a workplace’ culture, and what employers, industry, and drivers could do to make sure others didn’t suffer the same fate. Graeme was joined by Bernadette Nugent from Amber Community, an organisation that provided counselling and support to those impacted by road trauma.