Harry Dunn death: Road safety training for US staff at RAF Croughton after fatal accident

The 19-year-old motorcyclist died in a head-on collision with a car last August close to RAF Croughton.

Image: Staff at RAF Croughton will have road safety training

Police are to give road safety training to all staff at a US base in Northamptonshire after the death of Harry Dunn in an accident nearby.

The 19-year-old motorcyclist died in a head-on collision with a car on 27 August last year close to RAF Croughton.

The suspected driver of the vehicle, 42-year-old Anne Sacoolas, claimed diplomatic immunity and returned to the US, sparking an international controversy.

Mrs Sacoolas, the wife of a US intelligence official, is believed to have been driving on the wrong side of the road.

Image: Anne Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity and left for the US after the accident in which Harry Dunn died

At the weekend, police revealed that diplomatic cars were driven on the wrong side of the road in two separate incidents near the base.

Footage has emerged of one of the incidents, showing a blue BMW involved in a near-miss.

The car has what appears to be one of the registration numbers used on US government vehicles in the UK.

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Now, Northamptonshire chief constable Nick Adderley has revealed that workers at the military site will be given free training, including on Highway Code awareness, UK road laws and protocols.

He tweeted: "Following a positive discussion with senior officials at RAF Croughton today, I am pleased to announce that @NorthantsPolice (Roads Policing experts) will be providing training to all staff at the base and to all new arrivals at the site for the foreseeable future.

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"This is only the beginning and I have agreed to provide that training for free to ensure every member of staff at RAF Croughton receives the input and understands the requirements here in the UK.

"This will include Highway Code awareness, UK road laws and protocols."

Harry's mother, Charlotte Charles, and his father Tim Dunn had sought assurances that safety measures would be in place to make sure there were no similar incidents.

Image: RAF Croughton is a base for the US Air Force

Police had called for talks with the base commander at RAF Croughton to discuss driving standards on the roads around it.

The British government has submitted an extradition request for Mrs Sacoolas, who has been formally charged over Harry's death with causing death by dangerous driving.

However, the US has called the request "highly inappropriate".

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