Whitbread driver fined for falling beer barrel
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• The loss of a 22-gallon barrel of beer from a vehicle belonging to Whitbread & o was possibly the result of a ault in the curtainsider trailer, ft-afford magistrates heard.
The driver of the vehicle, ames Preston, of Ortranto kvenue, Salford, admitted an (fence of having an insecure :ad. The case had been preiously adjourned after the ourt had decided to hear evilence from the company about 'reston's claim that the vehicle vas faulty.
For the prosecution, Paul ;allagher said that the barrel ad come off the vehicle and ounced, before hitting a hree-year-old child. The vehile was examined by the police vho could find no fault with the lours or locking system.
Preston said that the rear of he trailer consisted of a conertina sheet with clips at each nd. The keg came off the rear (the trailer when one of the lips became undone. He had ot been aware of anything mong with the sheets or the
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