Rock damages parked car
8:57am Friday 9th May 2008
Comments (6)A TWO-ton piece of stone has fallen off a lorry and landed on a parked vehicle on Portland, police said.
Officers were called to the incident near Park Road in Easton Square shortly after 8am today.
A Dorset Police spokesman said the rock fell off the back of the vehicle as it went around a corner.
The piece of stone fell onto a blue Mitsubishi estate, registered to a Portland man, causing lots of damage.
The spokesman said no-one was hurt and that traffic is still moving freely in the area despite the obstruction.
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Fabian, Weymouth says...
10:22am Fri 9 May 08
causing lots of damage.
That's a bit of a naff description of the damage isn't it? Couldn't the reporter have elaborated more?
What next, Cyclone Nargis hits Burma (Echo reporter says) well it was pretty windy!
Dorsetdumpling, Weymouth says...
1:14pm Fri 9 May 08
terra firma wrote:...as opposed to the lorry, bulldozers, diggers, drills, and saws used to dig out and transport the rock (probably destined to be someone's garden sculpture)which all run on fairy breath no doubt....
you've gotta feel sorry for the lorry driver. 1 gas guzzling monster less would have been a real bonus!
DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire says...
6:59pm Fri 9 May 08
Glad Portland has kept it's reputation as The Isle of Slingers!
GMax, Weymouth says...
7:51pm Fri 9 May 08
pachyderm, up a ladder,down a well says...
8:43pm Fri 9 May 08
Mitsubishi estates are just not up to the job !!!
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terra firma, wimborne says...
9:48am Fri 9 May 08