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HGV driver charged with drink-driving

Jonathan HolmesWest of England
News imageNational Highways An overturned lorry with a yellow cab, the windscreen is smashedNational Highways
The collision happened on the A303 near Mere, Wiltshire

An HGV driver has been charged with drink-driving after his lorry was involved in a road crash.

Ion Triboi, 51, a Moldovan national, had been remanded into custody and was due to appear before Salisbury Magistrates' Court on 6 April, Wiltshire Police said.

Officers said it related to an incident where a heavy goods vehicle overturned, blocking both lanes on the A303 east of Mere, Wiltshire, at about 08:00 GMT on Saturday.

There were no reported injuries, but Triboi was taken to hospital before being detained and charged, officers said.

News imageHighways England Soil and debris on a road, with a police car visible on the rightHighways England
The scene took several hours to clean up

Highways England said the road was closed for a number of hours before reopening at about 15:30 GMT.

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