Sentence:  In Barton's case it was a State Coal Department <WSD>lorry</WSD> that hit him and smashed him and the Government would not admit that the State Coal Department <WSD>lorry</WSD> was a public work. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled wagon without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.