This is the moment a brand new fleet of Ford cars were wrecked after a transporter driver 's unfortunate short-cut ended with him becoming wedged under a low bridge . The driver had attempted to take a quicker route to avoid queuing traffic when he collided with a 14.5ft ( 4.4m ) high bridge . Witnesses described hearing a 'crunch ' as the top tier of five brand new Ford Focus cars , which had not yet had the chance to clock up a single mile , were virtually flattened in the crash . Crushing : The highest tier of five brand new Ford Focus cars on top of the transporter were virtually flattened after the driver collided with a bridge . The hapless driver had taken a short-cut to avoid queuing traffic when he collided with a 14.5ft ( 4.4m ) highSnowford Hill railway bridge . The damage to the vehicles , as well as to the Snowford Hill railway bridge , is estimated to run into tens of thousands of pounds . No-one was injured in the crash which took place at 8.30am on March 13 when the driver , from Merseyside , drove under the bridge near Long Itchington , Warwickshire . A motorist who witnessed the incident described it as 'like watching it in slow motion . ' 'It 's a long road and it was pretty obvious the transporter was too high for the bridge but it kept going and suddenly there was a crunch and all these new cars got wrecked , ' he said . Witnesses described hearing a 'crunch ' when the cars hit the low bridge , causing major damage to the new Ford cars and utterly destroying some . Metal work was ripped off the back of this black Ford in the incident which happened at 8.30am on March 13 near Long Itchington , Warwickshire . A spokeswoman for Ford confirmed the 'serious incident ' was currently under investigation , while the damage to the new Ford cars and the bridge is believed to run into the tens of thousands . 'The driver was n't hurt but he looked as white as a sheet , he was no doubt trying to think of how he was going to explain it to his bosses at Ford . 'It had to be Friday 13th when the accident happened . If you want take a chance on a short-cut that is not the day to try your luck . ' An engineer from Warwickshire County Council was sent to inspect the damage and report back tomorrow . A spokeswoman for Ford confirmed the 'serious incident ' was currently under investigation and said it was not possible to comment further at this stage . The condition of the cars in the lower tiers has not yet been confirmed . The entire side of a brand new white Ford Focus was yanked off when the driver of the transporter hit the low bridge on Friday 13th March . Evidence of the incident , including white body work belonging to a Ford Focus and parts of a dashboard , were scattered along the roadside by the bridge . Remnants of the crash : A piece of metal belonging to one of the crushed cars remains hanging down from the Snowford Hill railway bridge .
Transporter driver had taken a short - cut to avoid injuries when he collided with the 110 ft high bridge in Warwickshire . The dramatic pictures showing the top tier of five brand new Ford Focus cars were virtually flattened in the crash . No - one was hurt but it 's believed the damage to the cars and the bridge will translate into tens of thousands of lives .