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Head crush woman wins damages

A woman whose head was crushed by a lorry in a loading bay has been awarded £243,750 in damages. She suffered the injuries in 1998 when a reversing lorry trapped her against the wall of the loading bay. As a result she suffered severe brain damage and skull fractures that meant she was no longer able to run her dog grooming business.

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