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Tom Hadden: ‘I didn’t think I’d walk again after road crash’

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Tom Hadden was involved in serious crash on a rural road in County Tyrone .

The 57-year-old was driving a bin lorry down a country road when another truck collided with his vehicle.

He sustained multiple crushing injuries to his leg and was trapped in the lorry for an hour and a half .

The Caledon native needed a number of serious surgeries on his leg.

Rural roads are defined by police as roads with a speed limit greater than 40mph .

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53

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46

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71

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informal

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English

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43

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