Shocking video shows junk lorry reversing at speed and RAMMING police patrol car on London street
SHOCKING video has emerged of a junk lorry reversing at speed and ramming into a police patrol car on a busy London street.
Cops were seen trying to reverse away from the truck as it started moving backwards, but they couldn’t get away fast enough.
A loud smash is heard when the vehicles violently collided.
The lorry driver quickly tears away from the scene outside Stockwell Parish St Andrew and St Michael in Stockwell and drives away.
The video, circulating social media on Easter Sunday, was captioned: “Good morning Brixton.”
A shocked onlooker filming the altercation is heard saying “woah” as the truck and car collide.
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The event unfolded in front of a woman and two kids who were just metres away from the crash.
In an update, Twitter account Brick Cop claimed he had heard from the driver of the police car.
A post said: “Apart from being a little sore, [he’s] in good spirits.”
An independent contracting business is named on the side of the truck but it is not believed the owner is involved.
He was not available for comment when contacted by The Sun Online but previous posts on their social media state the vehicle had been stolen.
In a post on March 9, they shared to Facebook: “This vehicle was sold seven months ago. It is no longer registered to us.”
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In the update the man said they had many reports of the truck being involved with fly tipping around south London.
The businessowner called for any witnesses to contact police.
In an update to Facebook today, the contractor said police had turned up on his door after the incident.
He said: “Nothing but headaches.”
Metropolitan Police were unable to provide a statement about the incident.
The video was posted to various viral content platforms prompting hundreds of reactions from horrified Brits who saw the clip.
One person said: “Glad to hear the driver is ok Take care and stay safe all of you Thank you so much for all you do to keep us safe”.
Another said: “That’s not going to buff out! Glad driver is ok.”
One more wrote: “That’s shocking, glad he’s ok, but what a mess! Hope the person responsible is caught swiftly and punished harshly.”