Three men have been arrested on suspicion of drink/drug driving offences after a van hit a cyclist and then a pub in Worcestershire last night.
Worcester News reports that a white van hit a cyclist on the A38 Rubery Bypass at around 7pm but failed to stop. The cyclist suffered minor arm and leg injuries and was taken to hospital for precautionary checks.
Shortly afterwards, what is believed to be the same vehicle was driven through the front of The Crown Inn pub in Catshill.
Pub manager Tony Rees said: “There was a very loud bang and when I looked up a van had come through the front wall and taken out the bay window.”
A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: “We were called at 7.17pm last night to a report of a car colliding with a pub on Stourbridge Road, Catshill. Fire and ambulance service were also in attendance. There were no reported injuries.
“Police were then called at 7.22pm to report of a collision between a van and a cyclist on Callowbrook Lane, Rednal, which was believed to have taken place shortly before 7.10pm.
“The van failed to stop at the scene. The cyclist sustained minor injuries. Both incidents are currently being treated as linked.”
An 18-year-old man from Bromsgrove has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink/drugs and failing to stop.
An 18-year-old man from Stourport has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink/drugs.
A 47-year-old man from Bromsgrove has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drunk/drugs and criminal damage.
The hole in the front of the Crown Inn has been boarded up. Rees said last night’s pub quiz started 15 minutes late.
13 thoughts on “Van driver involved in collisions with cyclist then pub”
I hope the pub was painted in
I hope the pub was painted in hi-viz colours!
brooksby wrote:
And had a helmet!
brooksby wrote:
it’s nearly invisible -got what’s coming to it
https://goo.gl/maps/BL3XsVkDccn
And a phone in it’s back
And a phone in it’s back pocket.
It’s sheer lunacy that they
It’s sheer lunacy that they allow pubs to use that road. It was an accident waiting to happen.
hawkinspeter wrote:
Pubs dont even pay road tax either!
Did the pub have a white
Did the pub have a white front light and a red rear light? and I’ll bet it was riding on the pavement.
All the witty comments have
All the witty comments have already been made so I will just wish the cyclist (and pub) a speedy recovery
“Rees said last night’s pub
“Rees said last night’s pub quiz started 15 minutes late.”
love that bit.
I was in a busy pub once when the landlord came round each table in turn to ask people “when you’ve finished your pint would you mind just stepping outside. The pub’s on fire”. So we casually finished, no hurry, and went outside. There were three fire engines, all with their hoses gushing away at an enormous blazing inferno.
ConcordeCX wrote:
Kind of reminds me of my nan/gt nan during WWII, Hull got a right shellacking and around 90% of all the housing was damaged in some way or another displacing a huge number of people for long periods. My grandies lived in a nice part of town and during one raid a bomb scored a direct hit down their grove literally 30-40 yards away. Upon being told it was Mrs somebody or other (who wasn’t in the house) and that it might be an idea to move since the raid was over, my nan was a bit non plussed and said I’m not moving I’ve just got mother settled.
My nan wouldn’t say it out loud, but when I used to chat with my grandpop who was a specialist driver for munitions/military parts etc he told me she didn’t like the woman that much anyway as she was a bit of a snob and her decor was outdated anyway so did her a favour …ouch!
SPIDSY
SPIDSY
“BREAKING: Pub in collision
“BREAKING: Pub in collision with white van.”
There was suspicion that the
There was suspicion that the innocent party in the second incident had large readings of alcohol inside them. ..