Witnesses sought after dumper truck crash
A dumper truck stolen from a Ketley Bank building site was rammed into a house multiple times this afternoon.
The incident, being investigated as a deliberate act, left a family awaiting temporary rehousing while structural engineers assess the damage.
Officers were called to a construction site on Main Road at around 12.42pm after two men were seen breaking in and leaving in a dumper truck.
Just five minutes later, another call was made reporting that a dumper truck was in collision with a house on Mullinder Drive.
Three adults and a dog were inside the property when the vehicle struck it. A witness reported that the truck was rammed into the home three times. The family were uninjured but the front door and surrounding brickwork were badly damaged.
The driver, described as a white man in his 40s who was dressed in black with a snood and a flat cap, fled the scene on foot.
Telford CID are appealing for witnesses and anyone with doorbell camera or dashcam footage of either incident.
Anyone with information can contact DS Lucy Morgan on 01952 214612 or email telfordcid@westmercia.police.uk quoting incident number 183i.
Alternatively, information can be given anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or online.
Watch the interview with Josh, who was in the house at the time
