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Daniel Hall

'He absolutely should not have died' - Family pays tribute to County Durham man killed unloading wagon as trucking company fined

The sister of a man who was killed while unloading a lorry trailer has spoken of the devastating impact her brother's death has had on their family.

Anthony Clark, 51, from Darlington, worked for GCS Johnson Limited, a trucking company based in North Yorkshire. On August 17 2018 the father-of-two was helping move a large piece of machinery from one trailer to another at the company's depot at Barton Quarry industrial estate in Richmond.

As a team of workers were moving the piece of machinery, it fell from the bed of the vehicle trailer and hit Anthony, killing him instantly. Avid Sunderland fan and grandfather of two Anthony had recently got engaged to his fiancé Marie, and the couple were due to travel on a cruise on what became the day of his funeral.

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