Work boot saves man's foot in horror smash

Grateful Malcolm Copeland miraculously escaped losing a limb in a horrific car accident - thanks to his trusty work boots. The hard-working father-of-two has lived in steel reinforced Dickies work boots since he got his first pair aged 18 - and even wears them for weddings and family dos. Luckily for the 49-year-old, he was wearing them on the evening of July 21 this year when he and fiancee, primary school teacher Joanne Crowther, were on their way home from visiting family in John O'Groats, Scotland. Excavation worker Malcolm suffered devastating leg injuries when he was hit by a slow-moving car. But doctors told him that had he not been wearing such strong boots he would certainly have lost his left foot. Malcolm said: "It really is miraculous, if I had not have wearing those boots I would have lost my foot.