A Traffic Management operative working on the A96 was stuck by a vehicle which entered a closure.
The operative was positioned on the western side of the site, facing the eastbound traffic, where he was manually controlling the signals as part of the convoy operation. At 20:10 as the convoy was travelling back, bringing through the traffic westbound, he noticed a car approaching the closure at speed. There were no other vehicles queuing at this point. The Ops first instinct was to wave to try and slow the vehicle down. The vehicle entered the closure to the right-hand side of the traffic signal and made contact with the Operative.
Signage was in place and the site was set up for 10mph convoy working commencing at 19:30 on the evening of the incident. The weather was cold but dry and the road surface was slightly wet but visibility was good on the approach.
Operative contacted the Police who arrived on site and conducted their investigation. Arrangements were then made to take the Operative to A&E, where it was determined that the operative sustained a couple of broken ribs and a fracture to their knee.
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