UPDATE: Lorry driver, 27, to be prosecuted after crashing into Wiltshire pub
A lorry driver says he needed ‘a fair few stitches’ after crashing into a Wiltshire pub.
Emergency services raced to the village of Coombe Bissett, near Salisbury, following reports of the road traffic collision on Thursday morning (7 August).
F&S Gibbs Transport Services HGV overturned, smashing into the front of The Fox & Goose, on the A354 Blandford Road.
The building sustained what appears to be non-structural damage to the brickwork. The vehicle was carrying tonnes of grain, which spilled onto the road and pub grounds.
Speaking to Wiltshire 999s, the driver confirmed that he sustained only minor injuries which required a “fair few stitches” and was happy that “only a bit of metal is damaged”.
The A354, and the pub, was closed for some hours while complex recovery work was undertaken.
At 7.34pm, The Fox & Goose posted on Facebook: “We are back open!!”
The cause of the crash remains unknown. It’s not clear if anyone has been dealt with for any driving offences at this stage. Wiltshire Police has been approached for an update.
Emergency services’ statements
Wiltshire Police said: “We are currently at the scene of an overturned lorry on the A354 outside The Fox and Goose Pub in Coombe Bissett.
“The road is currently closed while recovery of the vehicle is underway. Please find alternate routes.”
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called at 7.12am today (August 7) to Salisbury Road, Coombe Bissett, to reports of a one-vehicle road traffic collision involving a lorry and a building.
“Three crews attended from Salisbury, Verwood and Fordingbridge (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service).
“Crews used environmental packs to contain fluid leaks, and our stop came in at 8.23am. The incident was handed back to the building owner and Wiltshire Police.”
South Western Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 7.08am Thursday, August 7 to a road traffic collision near Coombe Bissett.
“We sent one double-crewed land ambulance, and an operations officer to the scene.”
