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Stolen Ford Transit van driven wrong way down A14 | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A stolen van was driven the wrong way down the A14 before crashing, prompting a police search for the driver. | |
Suffolk Police said the Ford Transit was stolen from a property in The Street, Nacton, at about 05:50 GMT. | |
It was chased by police and crashed into the central reservation to avoid two oncoming lorries. The driver ran off. | |
The theft happened 20 minutes after a car-jacking incident in nearby Waldringfield. | |
In the earlier incident, a red Suzuki Alto was stolen as the owner approached his car. | |
The vehicle was found at the Nacton property, rammed into a set of gates and set alight. | |
Searches have taken place to find the driver but he has not been found. | |
Police said a 4x4 believed to have been involved in the Waldringfield incident was located by officers off the A14 at Seven Hills at 08:15 GMT. | |
The Suzuki Alto owner works for newsagent Bob Chamberlin and was out delivering papers when he was stopped by two men. | |
Mr Chamberlin said: "He was left stranded but managed to flag down a passing milkman who called the police. | Mr Chamberlin said: "He was left stranded but managed to flag down a passing milkman who called the police. |
"He's been doing this for more than 10 years now without any problems whatsoever so it's quite a shock to the system. | "He's been doing this for more than 10 years now without any problems whatsoever so it's quite a shock to the system. |
"He was very subdued and quiet and obviously very shaken up." | "He was very subdued and quiet and obviously very shaken up." |
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