Overturned gritter driver 'shaken'The driver of gritter which overturned while travelling along an icy road at 20mph has been left bruised and shaken, a council has said.
Ceredigion County Council said it had to use a crane to move the lorry, which will need major repairs after it went over on the B4343 between Lapeter and Lladdewi Brefi in Mid Wales.
Another gritter has been sent out to replace the stricken vehicle, and the driver has since returned to work.
A County Council spokesman said: "All vehicles in our fleet are fitted with GPS systems and emergency panic buttons so that if and when an incident like this occurs staff can call for help and not only can we immediately identify where exactly the vehicle is, in order to dispatch immediate assistance, we can also track exactly what speed the vehicle was doing prior to the incident.
"This vehicle overturned on snow-covered ice whilst it was doing just 20 mph. That just underlines the very, very grave importance not only of ordinary motorists heeding warnings and not driving on an icy road unless the journey is absolutely necessary but also that if the journey is necessary then drivers should take very great care."
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