‘Drug driver’ crashes truck into shop leaving woman seriously injured
'Drug driver' crashes truck into shop front leaving woman seriously injured - as police arrest man
- Incident happened in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, on Saturday morning
- Emergency crews rescued a woman who was trapped after the truck crash
- Police are advising people to avoid the area with the road remaining closed
A woman has been left with serious injuries after a runaway truck crashed through the front of a shop on Saturday morning.
Hertfordshire Police has since arrested a man on suspicion of drug driving and causing serious injury by driving without due care, following the incident just after 10am in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.
Emergency services assisted a woman who was left trapped by a recovery truck that had collided into the front of Cook in North Street.
The woman was subsequently taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, BBC[2] reports.
East England Ambulance Service said that their response included one ambulance, two Hazardous Area Response Team Vehicles, an ambulance officer vehicle and an Essex and Herts Air Ambulance.
A woman was left with serious injuries after a runaway recovery truck crashed into a shop front in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, just after 10am on Saturday morning
Hertfordshire Police said a man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving and causing serious injury by driving without due care following the incident
In a statement, Hertfordshire Police said: 'We received a report shortly after 10am that a truck had collided with the front of a shop in North Street, Bishop’s Stortford.
'Officers attended immediately, along with ambulance, fire and air ambulance services. The road has been closed.
'There was one female casualty who was present in the shop at the time. She has been taken to hospital and is currently in a stable condition.
'A male has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving and causing serious injury by driving without due care.'
The police added that the road was expected to be closed for some time and advised people to avoid the area.
References
- ^ Shari Miller For Mailonline (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)