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Bin lorry driver arrested for 'drug driving' after refuse truck smashes into three cars and house

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Holt, E. (2026, October 6). Bin lorry driver arrested for 'drug driving' after refuse truck smashes into three cars and house. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16187349/Bin-lorry-driver-arrested-drug-driving-truck-smashes-cars-house.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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A bin lorry driver, identified as a 44-year-old man from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after his Enveco truck crashed into three cars and a house in Cleveleys, Lancashire. The incident occurred last Friday around noon when the truck collided with vehicles before crashing into the porch of a property, causing significant damage to several cars that required recovery trucks for removal. Emergency services responded promptly to extricate an injured man from one of the damaged vehicles.

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On October 2nd, a bin lorry driver from Blackpool was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after his Enveco bin wagon crashed into three cars and a house in Cleveleys, Lancashire. The incident occurred at around midday when the truck first hit another car before crashing into two parked vehicles and then smashing into a property's porch. Emergency crews, including firefighters from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, arrived to assess the damage and rescue one male casualty who was extricated from one of the damaged cars and is currently being treated at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The grey Mercedes and red Seat were among the three cars severely damaged in the crash. Police cordoned off the area while investigating the incident, which involved significant destruction and required recovery trucks to remove the heavily damaged vehicles.

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A bin lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after his truck smashed into three cars and a house. asserted

truck → arrest → cars

In dramatic scenes, the truck left a trail of destruction after it careered into vehicles before crashing into the porch of a property in Cleveleys, Lancashire, last Friday. asserted

it → leave → Cleveleys

A grey Mercedes and red Seat were among three cars damaged in the smash, with both left so badly wrecked they had to be lifted onto recovery trucks. asserted

they → damage → trucks

Emergency crews rushed to the street following reports of the smash. asserted

crews → rush → smash

It is understood the Enveco bin wagon first collided with a moving car before hitting two parked vehicles and smashing into the house. asserted

wagon → understand → house

Firefighters freed a man from one of the vehicles while police sealed off the surrounding area. asserted

police → free → area

Lancashire Police said the bin wagon's driver, a 44-year-old man from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving. asserted

driver → say → driving

In a statement on Friday, the force said: 'At 12:23pm on Friday 2nd October we were called to reports of a minor injury collision on Valeway Avenue, Thornton Cleveleys. asserted

we → say → Avenue

In dramatic scenes, the truck left a trail of destruction after it careered into vehicles before crashing into the porch of a property in Cleveleys, Lancashire, last Friday asserted

it → leave → Cleveleys

A grey Mercedes and red Seat were among three cars damaged in the smash, with both left so badly wrecked they had to be lifted onto recovery trucks ' asserted

they → damage → trucks

It was reported that a bin wagon collided with a moving car, two parked cars, and then finally the porch of a house. asserted

wagon → report → house

The driver of the bin wagon, a 44-year-old man from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.' asserted

driver → arrest → driving

Kevin Warwick, Station Manager at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, said: 'Fire service operations took place and we extricated one male casualty who's currently being assessed at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. ' asserted

who → say → Hospital

One of the vehicles involved was a bin wagon which unfortunately impacted a domestic property. asserted

which → involve → property

Operations are ongoing to assess the stability of that property moving forward.' asserted

Operations → assess → property

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