Thieves crash hijacked beer lorry

The lorry overturned on Bridge Street

Police are searching for two men who ran off after crashing a hijacked beer lorry in west London.

The lorry was stolen in Bridge Road, Southall, at 1150 GMT and the vehicle then jack-knifed minutes later on Merrick Road.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the lorry driver got out of the cab when two men flagged down the lorry or crashed into it.

The suspected thieves then lost control of the vehicle at a roundabout.

'Held at gunpoint'

Jags Khokhan, assistant sales manager at a Honda garage near the crash site, said the lorry overturned.

He said: "A large lorry came towards the roundabout and as it started turning it lost control and toppled over. A guy jumped out of the lorry and ran down the road.

"The owner of the van came down [the road] and said the driver had been held up at gunpoint."

The police spokesperson said: "There are early reports of a gun being seen, but it is not clear at this point exactly what happened in Bridge Street."

The driver was said to be "very shocked" by the incident, but uninjured.

Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.