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Aug 2021
'Moving breakdown truck drops car into fence' in Harrogate
A police cordon remains in place on Roberts Crescent, where there is also a broken fence. An eyewitness has described the moment a moving tow truck dropped a car.
The police cordon on Roberts Crescent.
An eyewitness has described the moment a moving breakdown truck dropped a car, which then rolled into a fence in Harrogate near where children play.
The incident happened at about 9.20pm last night on Roberts Crescent.
A police cordon remains in place today on the street, which is just off Skipton Road, and there is also a broken fence.
The eyewitness, who asked not to be named, told the Stray Ferret:
"I walked past the field last night when a white tow truck was offloading a car as it was still driving off.
"As a result the car smashed through the fence of the field, causing a really loud noise. It's a blessing it wasn't an hour before because I saw kids playing there.
"The police soon turned up and taped off the smashed fence. I'm not sure of the outcome but there were lots of people out when officers investigated with torches."
We approached North Yorkshire Police to confirm the account but received no reply by the time of publication.
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