Bin lorry driver arrested for 'drug driving' after refuse truck smashes into three cars and house

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-06 · by Ed Holt

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A bin lorry driver, identified as a 44-year-old man from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after his Enveco truck crashed into three cars and a house in Cleveleys, Lancashire. The incident occurred last Friday around noon when the truck collided with vehicles before crashing into the porch of a property, causing significant damage to several cars that required recovery trucks for removal. Emergency services responded promptly to extricate an injured man from one of the damaged vehicles.
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Story summary

On October 2nd, a bin lorry driver from Blackpool was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after his Enveco bin wagon crashed into three cars and a house in Cleveleys, Lancashire. The incident occurred at around midday when the truck first hit another car before crashing into two parked vehicles and then smashing into a property's porch. Emergency crews, including firefighters from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, arrived to assess the damage and rescue one male casualty who was extricated from one of the damaged cars and is currently being treated at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The grey Mercedes and red Seat were among the three cars severely damaged in the crash. Police cordoned off the area while investigating the incident, which involved significant destruction and required recovery trucks to remove the heavily damaged vehicles.

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Ed Holt
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Blackpool Cleveleys Lancashire Mercedes Seat

Subjects

Lancashire GPE · 3× Blackpool GPE · 2× Cleveleys GPE · 2× Mercedes ORG · 2× Blackpool Victoria Hospital ORG · 1× Kevin Warwick PERSON · 1× Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service ORG · 1× Thornton Cleveleys GPE · 1×

Narrative

Kevin Warwick, Station Manager at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, said: 'Fire service operations took place and we extricated one male casualty who's currently being assessed at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. '
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A bin lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after his truck smashed into three cars and a house. asserted
truck → arrest → cars
In dramatic scenes, the truck left a trail of destruction after it careered into vehicles before crashing into the porch of a property in Cleveleys, Lancashire, last Friday. asserted
it → leave → Cleveleys
A grey Mercedes and red Seat were among three cars damaged in the smash, with both left so badly wrecked they had to be lifted onto recovery trucks. asserted
they → damage → trucks
Emergency crews rushed to the street following reports of the smash. asserted
crews → rush → smash
It is understood the Enveco bin wagon first collided with a moving car before hitting two parked vehicles and smashing into the house. asserted
wagon → understand → house
Firefighters freed a man from one of the vehicles while police sealed off the surrounding area. asserted
police → free → area
Lancashire Police said the bin wagon's driver, a 44-year-old man from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving. asserted
driver → say → driving
In a statement on Friday, the force said: 'At 12:23pm on Friday 2nd October we were called to reports of a minor injury collision on Valeway Avenue, Thornton Cleveleys. asserted
we → say → Avenue
In dramatic scenes, the truck left a trail of destruction after it careered into vehicles before crashing into the porch of a property in Cleveleys, Lancashire, last Friday asserted
it → leave → Cleveleys
A grey Mercedes and red Seat were among three cars damaged in the smash, with both left so badly wrecked they had to be lifted onto recovery trucks ' asserted
they → damage → trucks
It was reported that a bin wagon collided with a moving car, two parked cars, and then finally the porch of a house. asserted
wagon → report → house
The driver of the bin wagon, a 44-year-old man from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.' asserted
driver → arrest → driving
Kevin Warwick, Station Manager at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, said: 'Fire service operations took place and we extricated one male casualty who's currently being assessed at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. ' asserted
who → say → Hospital
One of the vehicles involved was a bin wagon which unfortunately impacted a domestic property. asserted
which → involve → property
Operations are ongoing to assess the stability of that property moving forward.' asserted
Operations → assess → property
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