Dangerous fly-tip near Stroud nearly leads to 'serious accident'

Police have hit out at fly-tippers after a dangerous amount of rubble dumped near Stroud nearly caused a serious accident.

Officers were called to the incident in Haresfield last night, where a huge pile of rubble was dumped on an unnamed road.

Stroud Police tweeted: “Last night PCSO’s Liz Ward, Abbi Barker and Mike Trebble attended Haresfield.

“A dangerous amount of rubble dumped on the highway nearly causing a serious accident.”

“We are appealing for information – Did you see anything?

“Any information call us on 101 quoting incident 405 20.02.21.”

Last night PCSO’s Liz Ward, Abbi Barker & Mike Trebble attended Haresfield. A dangerous amount of rubble dumped on the highway nearly causing a serious accident. We are appealing for information – Did you see anything? Any information call us on 101 quoting incident 405 20.02.21. pic.twitter.com/HnKkF0n8k1
— Stroud Police (@StroudPolice) February 21, 2021