A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and drink driving after a JCG digger was filmed ramming into a house and car in a bizarre street rampage.
Neighbours watched in shock as the digger backed up before lurching forwards towards the house in Blackwood, South Wales on Tuesday, and hitting its porch.
The digger driver also rams into a silver Ford Focus on the house’s driveway – almost flipping it over with the digger’s bucket.
Footage filmed by onlookers shows the driver holding his phone calmly behind the wheel of the JCB as he carries out the bash attack.
A man and woman emerge from the house – and appear stunned as they wave their hands seemingly pleading for the driver to stop.
At one point the man bangs on the window of the cab before putting his hands on his head in despair
At one point the man bangs on the window of the cab before putting his hands on his head in despair.
A three-minute clip of the incident on Tuesday was filmed by workmen parked in a van nearby and later uploaded online.
A voice from the van can be heard saying: ‘Got it all on film for you, alright mate? Got it all on film. F***ing d***head, what’s he f***ing doing? F***ing joke.’
Another voice says: ‘Get his registration.’
Neighbours in the street are mystified by the attack – and estimated the damage as ‘at least £50,000.’
Neighbours watched in shock as the digger backed up before lurching forwards towards the house in Blackwood, South Wales on Tuesday, and hitting its porch
One said: ‘Nobody knows what the hell it is all about about. But there is a lot of damage to the house and to the car – I’ve heard it could be about 50 grand but it could be a lot more.’
Gwent Police confirmed they were investigating the ram raid in Blackwood, South Wales, on Tuesday and had arrested a man on suspicion of criminal damage and drink driving.
A police force spokesman said: ‘At approximately 12.20pm we received a report of criminal damage being caused to a house in Woodfield, Blackwood.
‘A 55-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and drink driving and is currently in custody being questioned.’