Binham driver's lucky escape when he crashed into building

Binham driver’s lucky escape when he crashed into building

Published on: December 18, 2017

HGV sent debris flying after it crashed into the building in Binham, Norfolk
Driver is uninjured and no one was in the building at the time of the crash
Police have urged drivers to steer clear of the scene with the road closed

By Alex Matthews For Mailonline

Published: 12:21 GMT, 18 December 2017 | Updated: 15:25 GMT, 18 December 2017

A lorry driver had a lucky escape when he reduced a building to rubble during a smash on a narrow country lane.

The HGV sent debris flying across the road in Binham, North Norfolk, when it crashed into the wall at around 7am today.

Thankfully the driver was left unscathed by the collision and no one was in the building at the time.

The HGV sent debris flying across the road in Binham, North Norfolk, when it crashed into the wall at around 7am today

Dramatic pictures showed the building completely destroyed by the incident, with only a few belonging left on a fireplace mantlepiece

Dramatic pictures showed the building completely destroyed by the incident, with only a few belonging left on a fireplace mantlepiece

Police have urged drivers to steer clear of the scene with the road closed in the small coastal village.

Dramatic pictures showed the building completely destroyed by the incident, with only a few belonging left on a fireplace mantelpiece.

A team of workers has been called in by Highways England to help clear the carnage, which is still believed to be covering the road hours later

A team of workers has been called in by Highways England to help clear the carnage, which is still believed to be covering the road hours later

A team of workers has been called in by Highways England to help clear the carnage, which is still believed to be covering the road hours later.

North Norfolk Police (@NorthNorfPolice) twreted: “Langham Road in Binham is currently closed due to a single vehicle RTC. Please avoid the area if possible.”