Pedestrian knocked down by lorry on New Broadway
A man in his forties has had a leg amputated after being crushed by a lorry transporting a digger in Ealing town centre
The accident happened around 2pm in New Broadway, Ealing, last Friday afternoon.
Shoppers looked on in horror as the man became caught in the wheels of the vehicle.
Three fire engines, police cars and ambulance crews arrived shortly after the accident and paramedics treated the man at the scene. He was then taken to the Royal London Hospital suffering serious leg injuries, broken ribs and other crush injuries.
The accident caused traffic chaos in the area and the Uxbridge Road was cordoned off with diversions in place from Bond Street and St Leonard's Road.
December 23rd, 2009
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