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Wheel Came off Work Ute
Date of Incident: 27 October 2015
Description:
While driving to work in a Toyota work ute along Karori Road in Wellington, an employee lost his rear wheel which overtook him and continued on the footpath towards two pedestrians.
Fortunately, the pedestrians were able to stop the wheel without injury as it was rolling towards some traffic lights. The driver continued driving the vehicle slowly until he could park up off the road.
Original Safety Alert
