Trailer ramp opening in transit

[Che's]

VOSA are looking for information from anyone who has had a trailer ramp come down whilst the vehicle is moving.

A horse was killed recently when the trailer came open. She literally fell onto the road and was hit by a lorry. The story is here http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/272504.html

All the VOSA contact details etc are there. Theres no mention of what make, but the H&H forum has a thread about it here
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3704974/an/0/page/0#3704974

Just thought I'd post to get this a wider audience. If there is anything that we can do to make transport safer and prevent such a terrible thing happening again then, obviously, we should!

 

[Jobi-Wan Kenobi]

It's always been one of my fears for that to happen with a trailer that has luce type locks. With mine I always have a small (but breakable in an emergency) padlock through one of the bolts to stop it from rising too high and opening accidentally.

Must have been an horriffic accident, poor thing

 

[Disty]

Make of trailer?

Hi
Do we yet know what make/model of trailer this accident occured with? I read the article which was printed in horse and hound this week, but again no mention of the trailer details, which would be most helpful.
Many thanks,

 

[Wally]

Our ramp stays firmly up, the springs hold it there until we give it a heave to get it to come down.

 

[NoviceNic]

Did the trailer not have a bum bar??

Mind you saying that Captain could still uplift the centre partition if the ramp came down and he was reversing out even with a bum bar...