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We had an AEC Matador for a breakdown wagon and as it was kept inside it looked good.
Into work one morning and no Matador and just thought it was out on a job, it wasn't long before the story unfolded.
Exact details lost in the fog of time -
The Matador was called out the night before and all ready to lift the stricken bus up so one of the mechanics starts turning the wheel and up comes the bus but the ratchet mechanism broke allowing the winding wheel to spin back and it clouted him on the face breaking his jaw in three places.
After his hospital stay I visited him at home and still had his jaw wired up, liquid feeding only.
Improved safety gear was fitted after that.
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