A bin lorry has ploughed into the side of a house in a UK town, with emergency services scrambling to the scene this morning (Tuesday).
Police, fire and ambulance crews are currently at the scene of the smash after the vehicle lost control and crashed into the side of the property in Leominster, Herefordshire. The lorry crashed into the building on the junction of Bridge Street and Mill Street.
Shocking photos show how the impact caused significant damage to the building on Bridge Street following the collision at around 6.40am. Firefighters from Hereford, Leominster and Tenbury Wells fire stations have been called to the scene, a fire service spokesperson said.
(Image: Emma Trimble / SWNS)
The Midlands Air Ambulance is among emergency crews responding. They said in a statement: “We currently have two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic, the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), two Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) BASICS doctors, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham and the Air Ambulance Critical Care Car from Strensham at the scene.”
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