Military truck in Taunton rams through police road block

A privately owned military truck has been driven through a police road block, damaging nine vehicles.

Officers attended an address in Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, at 16:40 BST on Sunday.

When they arrived, a man left the address in the military truck, damaging four police cars and five privately owned vehicles.

No-one was injured in the incident.

A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of police officers and multiple counts of suspicion of criminal damage, Avon and Somerset Police said.

Video footage credit: Zak Hart

11 September 2023