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Former TVNZ star Susan Wood calls for truck blind-spot safety alerts after son’s motorway incident

Former TV presenter Susan Wood is advocating for blind-spot warning systems on trucks after her son narrowly escaped injury in a motorway collision.

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Former TVNZ presenter Susan Wood is campaigning for improved safety measures on trucks following a close call involving her son. The incident occurred when a truck rear-ended her son's vehicle on the motorway, an accident Wood attributes to the truck's blind spot. She is now calling for the adoption of blind-spot alert technology to prevent similar collisions.

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Former TVNZ star Susan Wood calls for truck blind-spot alerts after son’s lucky escape

Former TV star's son rear-ended on the motorway by a truck with a blind spot

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