Crashed potato! Moment lorry carrying thousands of spuds smashes into garden and overturns
- Tipper lorry seen overturning after collision on A40 in Greenford, west London
- HGV hits two more cars before spilling thousands of potatoes over front garden
- Met Police said no injuries were reported and vehicles have been recovered
This is the moment a lorry carrying thousands of potatoes crashed into a west London garden last night, narrowly missing a house.
Tonnes of spuds were left scattered outside the property in Greenford after the HGV collided with another vehicle on the A40.
A CCTV camera captured the tipper lorry hurtling off the main road and smashing into two parked cars.
Incredible video footage captured the moment a lorry carrying potatoes crashed and overturned in front of a house in Greenford, West London last night following a collision
Thousands of potatoes were left scattered outside the property in Greenford after the HGV collided with another vehicle on the A40
It then grinds to a halt in a garden, just feet away from the front of a terraced home.
The crash took place on a residential stretch of road at around 7pm yesterday.
Images posted to social media show emergency services including London Ambulance Service and Met Police at the incident.
Another vehicle, which appears to be a van involved in the initial collision, is seen lying amongst the potatoes.
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed there were no reports of any serious injuries and all vehicles have since been recovered
Images posted to social media show emergency services including London Ambulance Service and Met Police at the incident
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed there were no reports of any serious injuries. London Ambulance Service has been approached for comment.
A spokesperson said: ‘Police were called at approximately 19:00hrs on Monday, 21 March to reports of a lorry and car in collision on the A40 in Greenford. No reports of any serious injuries.’
In an update this morning the Met said that all vehicles involved had been recovered.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ‘ongoing’.
It is unclear what has happened to the potatoes, although some residents joked that the spillage could provide ‘home made chips to last a life time.’
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