Iceland van left balanced on top of another car after crash as man, 55, arrested

Dramatic photos and videos from the scene in Edgbaston captured the supermarket delivery van with its back wheels resting on the dark blue Vauxhall Zafira's bonnet

Stunned motorists looked on as an Iceland delivery van was stuck on top of a car after a dramatic crash.

Officers were called to the scene shortly before 6pm yesterday to reports of the van on top of a dark blue Vauxhall Zafira in Edgbaston. The 55-year-old driver of the car was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and was held in police custody on Wednesday morning. Dramatic photos and videos from the scene captured the van with its back wheels resting on the car's bonnet. The bonnet appears to be crushed under the weight of the supermarket's delivery van.

A queue of cars was seen behind the vehicles after the crash happened during rush hour. West Midlands Fire Service also sent a crew from Smethwick fire station who made the scene safe. Thankfully, no one is believed to have been injured following the crash.

West Midlands Police say they have arrested a 55-year-old driver on suspicion of drink driving and he remains in custody.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "We were called to the junction of Priory Road and Bristol Road in Edgbaston just before 5.50pm yesterday (14 May) following a collision involving a car and a van. No one is believed to have been injured. The driver of the car, a man aged 55, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and remains in custody today."