Dramatic footage shows lorry crashing on to holiday home

Dramatic footage of the moment a lorry overturns and spills tonnes of animal feed on to a holiday home in Cornwall has been shared online. The incident happened earlier this month and left the holiday home covered in animal feed and damaged from the spilt load. The 40-tonne articulated lorry was travelling through Port Quin in North Cornwall earlier this month, before it attempted a tight left-hand corner and crashed.

The clip shows the lorry begin to take the corner opposite the front door of the house, before the trailer flips towards the cottage, spilling tonnes of animal feed. The video clip shows the huge lorry driving down the winding road, attempting to make the turn. However, as the lorry begins to straighten out, the trailer carrying the animal feed tips, spilling the load over the cottage.

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The vehicle involved in the incident, a Volvo FH, weighs up to 40 tonnes and has a 40ft trailer.

The owners, M. Way and Son, based in South Molton, Devon, confirmed that no one was injured but declined to comment further, reports The Express[1]. At the time of the crash, a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall police[2] said: “Police were called at 5pm on 10 September to Port Quin, following a report of a single vehicle collision.

“It was reported that an artic lorry had overturned, blocking the road, and spilling animal feed.

The road was blocked until the vehicle was recovered the following day.”

References

1. ^ reports The Express (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2. ^ Devon and Cornwall police (www.cornwalllive.com)