A55: Watch as lorry driver crashes while distracted by phone

Video footage shows the moment a lorry driver crashed in north Wales after being distracted by his mobile phone.

The dashcam and CCTV images show Raymond Catterall, 44, looking down at his phone before swerving the vehicle off the A55 at Tal-y-Bont, Gwynedd, and crashing in adjacent bushes.

He hits a stationary broken down car, as well as almost hitting three people and a dog stood on the grassy verge.

Catterall pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving.

He was given an eight-month suspended prison sentence, 150 hours of unpaid work, a three-month curfew and a 12-month driving disqualification at Caernarfon Crown Court on Friday.

Video edited by Rhian Jones