Man arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following crash in Shotton this morning
A local councillor has said its a “miracle nobody was killed or seriously injured” following a crash which happened in Shotton this morning.
The driver of a BMW left a trail of destruction after hitting railings at high speed on both sides of Chester Road West just after 7am.
Police say they have arrested a 25-year-old man “on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to provide a specimen of breath.”
Flintshire County Councillor Sean Bibby said, “damage to street furniture is enormous and I believe a gas main was damaged too, how somebody wasn’t seriously injured or killed is nothing short of a miracle.”
[A wheel from the car can be seen outside the Clwyd Hotel, around 50 -60 metres from where the car ended up]
The badly damaged A BMW 3 series came to rest near Iceland Foods, a wheel from the car was seen around 50 metres away outside the Clwyd Hotel.
Debris from the car and the guardrail was strewn across the road and a large section of the pathway.
Sgt Craig West said: “The driver has been arrested. Thankfully no one was injured as a result of the extensive damage to vehicles, railings and a gas pipe.”
A closure was in place on Chester Road West, Shotton, between King George Street and Ryeland Street.
The road has since reopened.
Chester Road West has now reopened to traffic, again big thank and appreciation to the Police and Highways for their hard work in investigation and clearance #Shotton pic.twitter.com/Qfth5BC3bx
— Sean Bibby (@SeanBibby1) August 2, 2020
Photo’s: Dean Moloney/Sean Bibby
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