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Charlotte Smith

Harry Dunn parents felt 'immediately sick' after seeing footage of 'diplomatic car' on wrong side of road near area son died in crash

Harry Dunn's parent's say they felt 'immediately sick' after seeing footage of a diplomatic car driving on the wrong side of road near the area where their son died.

Harry’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, appeared on Good Morning Britain earlier today following concerns over US diplomats’ driving.

Their son died in a head-on collision with a car last August nearby RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.

The driver of the car that hit Harry, Anne Sacoolas, claimed diplomatic immunity after the crash and returned to the US. She has stayed there ever since.

And now, footage of a separate incident has emerged which captures a BMW driving on the wrong side of the road in a near-miss accident close to the same RAF base.

When asked by Susanna Reid how they felt after witnessing a similar incident to their son's, Charlotte said she felt "immediately sick".

She added: "We're working so hard to try and make sure that this doesn't happen again, and I think seeing this footage just goes to show that what we're doing is going to be worthwhile.

"You see that and all you imagine is what Harry then saw. The vehicle that Anne was driving is of the same colour, shade, it's of the same size."

Jax Dunn, who captured the incident on her dash cam told Sky News: "She just came round the corner, and then she come on my side of the road and it was just so quick, even though we were both going fairly slow.

"It just happened so quick. It was quite scary."

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Police have also said that they were involved in a similar incident that took place in October where a driver was on the wrong side of the road, but added no one was harmed.

It is understood that both vehicles were diplomatic cars registered to RAF Croughton.

Now, police chiefs say all staff at an American base will receive road safety training following the tragic death of the teenage motorcyclist.

Northamptonshire's Chief Constable Nick Adderley revealed, following urgent meetings with staff at RAF Croughton on Monday night, that all workers at the military site will be given training on Highway Code awareness and UK road laws.

Mr Adderley tweeted: "Following a positive discussion with senior officials at RAF Croughton today, I am pleased to announce that Northants Police roads experts will be providing training to all staff at the base and to all new arrivals at the site for the foreseeable future.

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