Gust of wind damages Matt Purdie's truck.

When one of Matt Purdie’s trucks got blown over by a 120mph gust of wind earlier this year, the damage to the 7.5 tonne Mitsubishi Fuso looked terminal.  But given a little TLC at the Unique Van Bodies workshop in Warrington, it was back as good as new.

 The vehicle had originally been built at UVB and Terry Sinnott from the company said that the van would not have survived were it not for the strong but lightweight bodywork.  “Any other body would have disintegrated on impact,” he said, “so the insurers would have had to pay out for a new body.”

The driver was unhurt and was able to drive the vehicle to UVB for repair.  Although the vehicle was fully loaded at the time the only damage to the contents was a small scratch on a coffee table.

Top photo: Matt Purdie's truck blown over on the road; the damage caused by the gust of wind; below: good as new thanks to UVB.