M6 crash survivor welcomes HGV star ratings

A scoring system, with five stars as the safest and one representing the least safe, have been used to monitor standards in cars since 1997.

Now EuroNCAP is extending the scheme to heavy goods vehicles, which are often not fitted with safety features that are commonplace on cars.

They include autonomous emergency braking (AEB), which can stop a vehicle even if the driver fails to notice an obstruction ahead.

Six brands of heavy goods vehicles have been tested by the independent safety assessment body.

Volvo scored five stars.

Ms Cobb welcomed the news of the scheme being extended to lorries, saying it’s “not just for the lorries but for the other people on the road”.

“There are families on the road,” she added.