Video shows stolen wagon's amazing trail of devastation

The shocking moment a stolen 18-tonne lorry crashes through Hadfield Street in Oldham, Manchester, leaving a trail of destruction in its path

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SHOCKING footage shows how a stolen 18-tonne lorry hurtles down a residential street damaging everything in its path.

The video shows the vehicle crashing down Hadfield Street, near Ashton Road, on Wednesday morning last week, crushing cars and overturning vehicles during the carnage.

The lorry was taken from Si Tech builders yard at before 7am and was driven down the quiet residential street with devastating results.

The vehicle was later found dumped in the Holts Estate area of Oldham and burned out.

While no-one was seriously injured during the incident, the business and residents are now counting the cost of the damage.

The video shows the wagon crashing through parked vehicles, the grabbing arm on the back which had been resting against the firm's office door as an anti-theft measure, swingling violently.

It then flips over two vehicles and one car - a blue Vauxhall Corsa - is dragged 60 yards down the road to be embedded in the front wall of a neighbour's home.

Police had arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking.

He's now been released pending further inquiries.

Police Sgt Steve Prescott from GMP's Central Oldham Policing Team said: "The theft of this truck caused what can only be described as absolute carnage and it is astonishing that nobody has been seriously injured.

"Having stolen the 18 tonner from a nearby building yard, the offender then proceeded to drive down Hadfield Street with an arm attached to the back which snagged a parked car on its way past and dragged it with ease.

"With this car swinging off the back, the offender continued to drive down the street, causing serious damage to at least 16 cars in the process.

"This level of destruction is unacceptable and I want to appeal to anyone with information, video or dash cam footage that they think could assist us in our investigation to please come forward."

Anyone with information can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.