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Moment ‘drunk' forklift driver goes on rampage by flipping cars & smashing them to bits in front of horrified onlookers
THIS is the moment a forklift driver embarked on a terrifying rampage that saw multiple vehicles smashed to bits.
An allegedly "drunk" man has been arrested following the incident last night where a motor was flipped upside down.
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Devon and Cornwall Police responded to multiple calls in Newton Abbot, Devon, as witnesses reported seeing a forklift damaging vehicles near an industrial estate.
According to witnesses the forklift began lifting one vehicle with people still inside.
But said they were able to escape before it was flipped.
One witness said: "I was doing some fishing there - we normally park on that road.
"I saw a forklift in front of us, and suddenly, it started lifting this car with a father and son inside.
"They jumped out of the car before the forklift was able to flip it over, and he smashed up the car.
"I believe that was one of four cars that was targeted."
Video footage initially shows the forklift tipping a car upside down before it crashes to the ground as astonished bystanders looked on.
The video then shows the forklift smashing into another vehicle before a police car arrives on the scene.
Officers can be seen trying to prevent the forklift smashing into the car between Forde Road and Quay Road in the Devon town.
They then approach the forklift as debris from the damaged motors is scattered across the street.
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the arrest of a man in his 50s.
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A spokesperson said: "We received numerous calls from members of the public at around 9.40pm on Thursday 29 May following a report of a forklift driving through Queen Street and Quay Road, Newton Abbot, damaging a number of vehicles.
"Officers attended and arrested a suspect.
"A man in his 50s from Newton Abbot was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, driving whilst unfit through drink and criminal damage.
"He remains in police custody at this time."
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Although a total number is not clear, it is thought that up to five motors were caught up in the rampage.
Thousands of pounds' worth of damage was inflicted.
A spokesperson for Newton abbot Fire Station said they had been called to deal with a fuel leak from a car in the Brunel Industrial Estate.
They said they discovered "an unusual road traffic collision being managed as a police incident, involving a forklift and a private motor vehicle."
They also added that "all persons were free and clear of the vehicle and were uninjured on the scene".
Firefighters removed the fuel from the area and isolated the battery of the car so it was safe to move.
