Probe into M-way lorry crush video (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)

Probe into M-way lorry crush video

3:29pm Thursday 18th March 2010

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A haulage firm has launched an investigation after a video emerged that appeared to show a lorry driver speeding along a motorway unaware a car was trapped under its bumper.

The mobile phone footage shows an Arclid Transport lorry travelling in the fast lane on the A1 near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, with a blue Renault Clio trapped sideways under its bumper.

Believed to be filmed in January by passengers in a vehicle travelling on the same road, the driver of the Clio, who has not been identified, appears to be trying to release the car from the lorry by pressing the brakes.

A male voice can be heard inside the car from which the dramatic scene was captured, shouting: "He hasn't even seen it."

It is believed the driver emerged without any serious injuries once both vehicles had come to a stop.

The footage was then posted on a YouTube page.

A spokesman for Cheshire-based Arclid Transport, which specialises in transporting bulk powders and granular products throughout the UK, said an investigation into the incident had started.

"I've no idea if the video is genuine," he said.

"We're actually doing an internal investigation at the moment."

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said officers were aware of the footage but had no further details at present.

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