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| Traffic warden issues ticket to dead driver in Belfast | Traffic warden issues ticket to dead driver in Belfast |
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| A traffic warden in Belfast issued a parking ticket to a minibus in Belfast without realising a man inside the vehicle had died. | A traffic warden in Belfast issued a parking ticket to a minibus in Belfast without realising a man inside the vehicle had died. |
| The incident happened last week outside a hotel on Great Victoria Street. | The incident happened last week outside a hotel on Great Victoria Street. |
| The company in charge of traffic wardens in Belfast said the warden had been unaware that a man inside the vehicle had passed away, and the ticket was later cancelled. | The company in charge of traffic wardens in Belfast said the warden had been unaware that a man inside the vehicle had passed away, and the ticket was later cancelled. |
| A spokesperson sent the company's sympathy to the man's family. | A spokesperson sent the company's sympathy to the man's family. |
| NSL, which manages traffic wardens in Belfast, issued a statement on Monday. | |
| "We can confirm that a minivan was issued a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) on Tuesday morning because it was parked in a taxi rank, without the traffic attendant being aware that a person within had passed away. | "We can confirm that a minivan was issued a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) on Tuesday morning because it was parked in a taxi rank, without the traffic attendant being aware that a person within had passed away. |
| "As soon as the traffic attendant became aware of the circumstances, the Department for Regional Development was informed and immediately cancelled the PCN. | "As soon as the traffic attendant became aware of the circumstances, the Department for Regional Development was informed and immediately cancelled the PCN. |
| "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family of the person." | "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family of the person." |