

This is the moment a fleet of brand new Ford cars were completely destroyed before they’d even made it onto the road - after a driver took a shortcut and got wedged under a bridge.



Cars on the top of the two-tiered transportation truck were crushed when a driver from Merseyside, trying to take a short cut to avoid queuing traffic, collided with a 4.4m high bridge.



It is believed the damage to the cars and the bridge will run into tens of thousands of pounds.



One motorist who witnessed the crash said: ‘It's a long road and it was pretty obvious the transporter was too high for the bridge but it kept going and suddenly there was a crunch and all these new cars got wrecked.





‘The driver wasn't hurt but he looked as white as a sheet, he was no doubt trying to think of how he was going to explain it to his bosses at Ford.'



An engineer from Warwickshire County Council was sent to inspect the damage and make a report.



A spokeswoman for Ford confirmed the "serious incident" was currently under investigation and said it was not possible to comment further at this stage.









































View photos The Ford car's completely destroyed on the top tier of the truck that got wedged under a bridge (SWNS) More

View photos A Ford car virtually flattened in the crash. (SWNS) More

View photos Debris from the crash on the side of the road (SWNS) More