Professional heavy vehicle drivers can experience a traumatic event at work when suicidal drivers deliberately crash into their vehicles or a pedestrian jumps in front of them. This study adopts a qualitative approach, aiming to gain an understanding about the psychological and other consequences that these crashes have for this occupational group. We organized a semi-structured focus group meeting with six drivers who reported experiencing a deliberate crash into their vehicle. The meeting was moderated by two psychologists. The participants reported that avoiding the crash was difficult. These events can have long-lasting effects on drivers’ well-being although individual differences in the response to the event and coping strategies do exist. Participation in our meeting was regarded as a positive experience. This encourages us to believe that organizing similar meetings that allow drivers under the supervision of professionals to share their own experiences with those who experienced similar events, could perhaps be one way of providing support to such drivers who experienced a traumatic event at work.

当有自杀倾向的司机故意撞到他们的车辆或行人跳到他们面前时，职业重型车辆司机可能会在工作中经历创伤性事件。本研究采用定性方法，旨在了解这些事故对这一职业群体造成的心理和其他后果。我们组织了一个半结构化的焦点小组会议，有六名司机报告说他们的车辆被故意撞毁。会议由两位心理学家主持。参与者报告说，避免坠机很困难。尽管个体对事件的反应和应对策略确实存在差异，但这些事件会对驾驶员的福祉产生长期影响。参加我们的会议被认为是一次积极的经历。