Startled, because he suddenly saw a passenger car coming from the right, the driver of a truck in the Dorpsstraat in Heerde threw the steering wheel to the left, hit a curb and lost control of the wheel. The truck, loaded with 17 tons of sheet metal, drove straight into a store selling hardware and household items. No one from the store was injured . The 32-year-old driver escaped with a fright. His co-driver broke both lower legs, April 5, 1957, accidents, traffic, trucks, stores, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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