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Heavy Mechanics' fine increased by Court of Appeal after 2014 Wodonga fatal crash

A mechanic company has had its fine increased for its involvement in a 2014 crash. (ABC Local: Nick Fogarty)

A Victorian mechanics business that serviced a petrol tanker days before it crashed and killed three people in the state's north east in 2014 has had its fine increased after an appeal.

Wodonga-based company Heavy Mechanics Pty Ltd was sentenced in 2022 after being found guilty of failing to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that people other than employees were not exposed to risks to their health and safety.

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