Man, 57, arrested after tractor filmed driving through flooded high street

A antheral has been arrested on suspicion of transgression harm aft a tractor was spotted being driven done flooded streets during Storm Bert.

Footage taken by shocked onlookers showed the farming conveyance being driven done mucky waters successful the centre of Tenbury Wells in, Worcester, connected Monday.

The video was posted connected social media and has since gained much than 11 cardinal views.

West Mercia Police said this day a 57-year-old antheral has been arrested connected suspicion of transgression harm and unsafe driving.

He has been released connected bail portion enquiries continue.

Inspector Dave Wise, who leads the safer neighbourhood squad successful Tenbury Wells, said successful a constabulary statement: ‘I’d similar to convey everyone who brought this incidental to our attraction and to the section assemblage for their co-operation and enactment yesterday portion we carried our archetypal enquiries.

‘I recognize the upset and choler that the incidental caused, and I anticipation that the apprehension we made yesterday evening offers reassurance that we are actively investigating it.

‘Officers volition proceed to beryllium retired and astir successful Tenbury successful the coming days to assistance the section assemblage and our spouse agencies with betterment efforts pursuing the flooding.’

The municipality was near submerged successful h2o earlier this week aft the effects of Storm Bert.

The tempest devastated parts of Britain, with southbound Wales and Northampton peculiarly effected areas.

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