‘Absolute carnage’: Dramatic moment HGV ploughs into three vehicles on village street

Dramatic footage of a HGV truck crashing into three parked vehicles on a quiet residential street shows a trail of ‘absolute carnage’ left behind. Residents woke to a 'really loud bang' when the truck ploughed into two cars and a van in Edgerton, near Bolton.

CCTV footage showed the truck steam into two parked cars and a van before crushing them against three separate walls, which collapsed in the process. Locksmith Anthony Ashton, 34, whose van and partner’s Nissan Qashqai were both crushed, described the scene as a “war zone”.

READ MORE: Woman's horror after man exposed himself and threatened to urinate on her at bus stop

He had been in bed when the truck came storming down the street and said he was “completely shocked” at the damage caused in Blackburn Road at 7.30am on Tuesday.

Mr Ashton said: “I was bloody gutted. It was like I was looking at a war zone. I went outside and saw absolute carnage. There were walls demolished, our cars had gone, and one of the neighbours’ cars had gone as well.

"I first looked up the road and couldn’t see anything. Then I turned around and said, “Oh there’s my van! Why is it over there? Why is it five feet in the air? And why is it that funny shape?” My wife’s car was in pieces. It was then picked up by the recovery vehicle.”

Anthony believes the truck may have done up to £5,000 worth of damage, with many of the tools that were in his van left mangled and unusable.

He said: “I’m pretty sure 90 per cent are lost or broken, and I’d say they are worth about £5,000. My key cutting machine for one, that’s £1,500. I’ve got some of them back, but I’m not sure what is working.”

Village resident Robyn Leigh Rimmer saw the aftermath of the incident and remarked that he was glad there were no