House on verge of ‘collapse’ after lorry crashes into it
A house in North Devon has been badly damaged after a lorry crashed into it. A trailer carrying a container overturned and crashed into a house near Bideford yesterday evening, Monday, June 3[1]. Gammaton Road was shut at Gammaton Moor Cross for most of Monday evening.
The lorry crashed into a property around 3pm, causing damage to the building. A man in his 50s has since been reported for driving without due care and attention. One person suffered minor injuries in the crash.
At the time, an eyewitness told DevonLive: “A trailer carrying a massive container overturned and the container smashed into a house at Gammaton Cross. The lorry was in its way to a solar farm nearby and has caused extensive damage to the property. “They are hoping to recover the overturned trailer and remove the massive container this evening but extensive work has to be done first to prop up the building to prevent total collapse.
“It will look worse tomorrow when the container is moved; they are gathering to ‘decide how best to recover it’ at 8am tomorrow, but they have to prop the house up first to stop it collapsing.”
A lorry crashed into a building on Gammaton Road yesterday (June 3) (Image: Helen Bolton)
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police were called at around 3.15pm on 3 June to a report that a lorry involved in a collision at Gammaton in North Devon[2]. “The lorry had collided with a house, causing damage. One person sustained minor injuries.
A man in his 50s has been reported to court for driving without due care. Vehicle recovery is due to take place today.” ?
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References
- ^ trailer carrying a container overturned and crashed into a house near Bideford yesterday evening, Monday, June 3 (www.devonlive.com)
- ^ North Devon (www.devonlive.com)