A driver has just crashed a car 'swerving to avoid octopus'

[Satanica]

A driver has just crashed a car 'swerving to avoid octopus'

The crash happened in the South Hams on the A381 between Salcombe and Kingsbridge

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

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The incident happened on the A381 in the South Hams earlier this evening.

Shortly before 7pm, Kingsbridge police took to Facebook and said: "Emergency services are currently dealing with a single vehicle RTC on the A381 by the South Milton turn where a car has overturned.

"The driver stated he swerved to avoid an octopus. He is currently in custody on suspicion of drug driving."
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A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed that a man in 40s was now in custody at Torquay Police Station, and had been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. The spokesperson said that the crash had occurred between
Salcombe and Kingsbridge.

Roads monitoring service Inrix first reported a crash on the A381, on Salcombe Raod at Wooltson, at 17:29. At 18:38 it reported the road has been cleared and traffic has returned to normal.

Inrix's final update read: "Overturned car removed on A381 Salcombe Road between Burleigh Lane (Woolston) and Higher Town (Malborough).Affecting traffic travelling between Salcombe and Kingsbridge."

But, was the octopus okay?!?

 

[Sue sue]

"The driver stated he swerved to avoid an octopus. He is currently in custody on suspicion of drug driving."

 

[lithiumgirl]

I believed this at first because lots of time when I'm running ... in the woods, I'll occasionally find a decent sized fish on the trail .... and at first I wondered how they heck they got there, and its never drugs ... its birds of prey.

 

[cubby]

Oh them Octopuses! They just love their practical jokes. Standing on their hind tentacles in the middle road twerking, you swerve too.

 

[Benighted]

Cornwall? Could have been a Kraken.

 

[Satanica]

Brilliant, Benighted!

 

[Keepalowprofile]

So there was no octopus.

 

[Satanica]

Cubby, your reply is equally brilliant!

 

[Satanica]

The octopus that caused a man to flip his car has been spotted.
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Since the incident, the octopus in question has been spotted in a field where police found the car in a ditch.

A police spokesperson on Wednesday said: "The 49-year-old man from Salcombe remains in custody at Torquay."

Police in Kingsbridge said it was a one-vehicle crash near the South Milton turn.
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Octopus that man swerved to avoid has been found

The driver remains in custody for drug-driving

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

 

[cubby]

Oh that IS funny. Somebody definitely was twerking.