Bungling trucker wrecks memorial...and drives away

A bungling trucker who caused £40,000 of damage when he crashed into a Grade II-listed memorial has been fined less than £250.

The driver collided with the 15ft-tall William Gladstone memorial cross in Lea Marston, Warwickshire, last summer.

CCTV footage of the incident shows the moment the cross on the top of the historic monument toppled into the back of the truck after the panicking driver took a wrong turn.

Tonnes of rubble can be seen crashing into the back of the lorry with such force the HGV rocked on its wheels.