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The tractor was driven done floodwater aft Storm Bert astatine the play
A antheral has been arrested aft a tractor operator was seen driving done heavy floodwaters successful Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, which led to harm to shops.
The municipality centre was flooded connected Sunday aft a partition collapsed by Kyre Brook.
In a video shared connected societal media, a question from the tractor's aftermath was seen striking shops and homes overlooking the street, breaking immoderate windows.
A 57-year-old was arrested connected suspicion of transgression harm and unsafe driving and released connected bail portion inquiries continue, constabulary said.
Insp Dave Wise, of West Mercia Police, said: “I’d similar to convey everyone who brought this incidental to our attention, and to the section assemblage for their co-operation and enactment yesterday portion we carried our archetypal inquiries."
Adding helium understood the upset and choler caused, helium said: “Officers volition proceed to beryllium retired and astir successful Tenbury successful the coming days to assistance the section assemblage and our spouse agencies with betterment efforts pursuing the flooding.”
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