Wheel widow wins compensation
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The family of a man killed when a wheel flew off a Littlewoods ruck looks set to receive compensation in an out-of-court settlenent. Solicitors acting for John Taylor's widow Glenys say the nsurer for Littlewood's Index Transport has not admitted liability 3Ithough it has agreed to deal with the claim. The retailer will )nly say the matter is being dealt with by insurers. Taylor was (flied nearly a year ago when a wheel from one of Index's vehi:les flew off on the M62 and hit his van. When the Crown )rosecution Service decided not to proceed, his wife sued the :ompany through civil action. She had threatened to produce in :ourt a police accident report which suggests the wheel came off 5ecause its nuts had not been properly tightened or tested.