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20th January 2000
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truck carrying a full load of bricks ploughed into a queue of rush-hour traffic on the outskirts of Cheltenham.

The five-axle ERF artic went out of control as it descended a hill on the A435-13 cars and two other trucks were involved in the accident.

Gloucestershire police say only one person was detained in hospital. "It's a miracle no-one was killed," says Inspector Martin Surl.

The truck belongs to Entwisle Haulage of Knott End-on-Sea near Blackpool, and was driven by Michael Sandford. Police accident

investigators found no skid marks from the truck. suggesting that brake failure could have been the cause.

But Fred Entwisle, a partner in the business which specialises in brick and block haulage, says its fleet of more than 50 trucks has an extremely good maintenance record: "I shall be very, very surprised if anything is found to be defective on that vehicle. The driver is OK. He has worked for us for about three months."

He added that the K-registration truck was carrying a backlead from South Cerney in Gloucestershire and was one of the oldest vehicles in the fleet.


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