A van driver in Peterborough had a lucky escape after a lorry crashed into his broken-down vehicle on the Fletton Parkway this week.
Cambridgeshire Police were called at 7.15am on Friday (August 5) to reports of the Vauxhall Vivaro broken-down van in a live lane on the eastbound carriageway of the A1139 Fletton Parkway.
At about 7.45am a further report came in that a lorry had struck the rear of the van.
Luckily for the driver, he had vacated the vehicle and stood safely behind a barrier.
This was just one of the incidents covered in the last seven days by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (BCH) Road Policing Unit – the policing unit which patrols Peterborough’s roads.
In another unrelated incident, a driver was arrested for crashing into the back of a police car while under the influence of alcohol.
Police said that the driver’s opening comments to them when spoken to were: "You may as well arrest me now, I'm p****d."
The Peterborough Telegraph has compiled a round-up of the images shared on the BCH Road Poling Unit’s social media account this week:
At about 7.45am a further report came in that a lorry had struck the rear of the van.
5. 'Careless' driver
This driver was seen weaving across lanes and undertaking other drivers, causing them to swerve and brake heavily. The vehicle had defective headlights and the driver was reported for careless driving. Photo: PT
6. Untaxed and no MOT or VED
This vehicle was found to have no MOT since March 2022. It was untaxed and had no vehicle excise duty (VED) since May 2022. Vehicle seized and driver reported. Photo: PT