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    Road safety video dubbed a 'success' as views hit 600,000

    Police have deemed the release of a road safety video which shows a fatal crash on the Mountain Road a 'success'.

    The footage - which was released six weeks ago - has clocked up almost 600,000 views on YouTube as well as attracting widespread media coverage across the UK.
     
    It tells the story of 22-year-old Lewis Clark who was killed near the Black Hut on August 30th 2015 - his mother Beverley says she wanted to do something to warn other road users to be more careful:
     
     
    The video shows the moment Lewis and a German biker travelling in the opposite direction collided - both bikes exploded into fireballs. 
     
    Reflecting on the decision to release the footage Sergeant Steven Lapsley says he believes it's got the message across: 

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