Keywords: runaway vehicle, digger, crushed, toddler, Welsh, demolition,

Runaway digger costs firm £43,000

Prosecutions and Claims |
01.02.2006

An incident in which a runaway 20-tonne vehicle crushed and seriously injured a toddler has led a Welsh demolition firm to a £35,000 fine plus £8,000 costs.

The accident happened at Maerdy in the Rhondda Valley in July 2005 when a driver employed by Walters' Demolition of Hirwa ...

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