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TRUCK CRASH: Elderly woman seriously injured by a road sweeper in Rickmansworth

 Published on: 7th February 2026   |   By: News Desk   |   Category: Uncategorized

An elderly lady was left with serious injuries following a collision with a road sweeper truck in Rickmansworth.

Recently a DAF road sweeper truck was travelling along Main Avenue in the Moor Park area near to Pembroke Road.

It was reported around 8.20am, the truck was cleaning the side of the road, when it collided with a pedestrian.

Officers attended the scene along with colleagues from the East of England Ambulance Service and a woman in her 80s was taken to hospital.

She had sustained serious injuries but remained in a stable condition.

The driver of the DAF truck was arrested for causing serious injury by careless driving.

Detective Sergeant Shona Birkby, from the Serious Injury Collision Unit, said: “If you witnessed the collision or saw the sweeper travelling in the area prior to it, please report it to us.”

You can report information by emailing Detective Sergeant Shona Birkby SCIUReferrals@herts.police.uk. If you have dashcam footage of the collision, upload this at www.shorturl.at/IppRT

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