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Police Officer Has Lucky Escape as Truck Falls Onto Patrol Car

A police officer in Scotland had a very lucky escape when a truck fell onto his patrol car on the A1 near East Linton on Tuesday, December 10.

Road Policing Scotland shared footage of the incident on Twitter on Wednesday.

“I took a deep breath, got out, checked that the driver of the lorry that had hit my vehicle was OK and got on the radio to colleagues for assistance,” Sgt Easton was quoted as saying in the tweet.

Chief Supt Stewart Carle also tweeted footage of the incident.

Carle said Easton was “as cool as a cucumber” when he reported the incident.

“We need to close the A1 now: a lorry has just toppled onto my patrol car. And I just polished it yesterday!” Carle quoted Easton as saying. Credit: Road Policing Scotland via Storyful