Sgt who asked for overtime shifts at call centre 'failed to log crash call'

Fatal Accident Inquiry hears that call centres had been closed due to redundancies and staff brought in did not have the same call handler training.

ACC Tim Mairs, in charge of the force's Local Policing East area, arrives at the inquiry

A sergeant who volunteered for overtime shifts at a police contact centre failed to log a telephone call from a member of the public who had witnessed a car crash which led to the deaths of a couple who were left undiscovered for days, a fatal...