Lorry shunt motorway footage sparks probe
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Dramatic footage has emerged of a lorry apparently pushing a car sideways along a motorway in Yorkshire. The footage, which was posted on YouTube, shows the truck travelling along the A1(M) near Wetherby with the Clio trapped under its front bumper.
The scene was filmed on a mobile phone by another motorist. At one point someone shouts: "He hasn't seen it."
The owners of the lorry, Cheshire-based Arclid Transport, and West Yorkshire Police are investigating the incident.
A spokesman from the company said: "There was an incident between a car and one of our vehicles in January.
In light of the new evidence that has come to light we are reinvestigating the collision 
West Yorkshire Police spokesman
"Since seeing the footage from YouTube we are investigating."
He added that he believed the female driver of the Clio had not been injured in the incident.
The company said the lorry driver was sent home on Wednesday, when the video emerged on the internet.
He added that the accident happened on 13 January and police had investigated, but to date no action had been taken against the lorry driver.
West Yorkshire Police said officers attended the scene after receiving reports of a collision.
A spokesman said: "At the time of our attendance there were no injuries and both vehicles were on the hard shoulder of the motorway.
"As a result, at the time, the incident was treated as a damage only collision.
"However, in light of the new evidence that has come to light we are reinvestigating the collision and the matter has today been passed to our major collision enquiry team and inquiries are ongoing."
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Dramatic footage has emerged of a lorry apparently pushing a car sideways along a motorway in Yorkshire. The footage, which was posted on YouTube, shows the truck travelling along the A1(M) near Wetherby with the Clio trapped under its front bumper.
The scene was filmed on a mobile phone by another motorist. At one point someone shouts: "He hasn't seen it."
The owners of the lorry, Cheshire-based Arclid Transport, and West Yorkshire Police are investigating the incident.
A spokesman from the company said: "There was an incident between a car and one of our vehicles in January.
In light of the new evidence that has come to light we are reinvestigating the collision West Yorkshire Police spokesman
"Since seeing the footage from YouTube we are investigating."
He added that he believed the female driver of the Clio had not been injured in the incident.
The company said the lorry driver was sent home on Wednesday, when the video emerged on the internet.
He added that the accident happened on 13 January and police had investigated, but to date no action had been taken against the lorry driver.
West Yorkshire Police said officers attended the scene after receiving reports of a collision.
A spokesman said: "At the time of our attendance there were no injuries and both vehicles were on the hard shoulder of the motorway.
"As a result, at the time, the incident was treated as a damage only collision.
"However, in light of the new evidence that has come to light we are reinvestigating the collision and the matter has today been passed to our major collision enquiry team and inquiries are ongoing."
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