Shortly after publication of the below article, Gary Rees passed away. You can read our tribute piece here.
It had seemed like a typical Monday for Gary Rees. About halfway through his shift he was listening to his radio as he drove a DHL lorry full of wooden pallets through Oakdale. But when he turned a corner he faced a terrifying sight.
"I haven't a clue what I was thinking about before it happened," said Gary. "I think it was Wynne Evans presenting on BBC Radio Wales. I remember going round the bend and there it was. I had nowhere to go."
