Lorry driver arrested after A51 smash

Aug 10 2011 by Allison Dickinson, Chester Chronicle

A LORRY driver was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive after a crash in Chester which left a couple injured.

The 40-year-old from Wrexham, who was driving a white Mercedes van for Boots, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and has been bailed until September 28.

The collision, involving the lorry, a Honda Civic and a Ford Fiesta, and happened on the A51 in Vicars Cross, where it crosses Pearl Lane.

Cheshire Constabulary spokeswoman Shelley Williams said: “The occupants of the Fiesta, who are an elderly couple from Boughton, sustained injuries in the collision.

“The woman, aged 82, sustained leg and facial injuries and the 79-year-old man was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital with chest injuries.”

The driver of the Civic was uninjured.