A VAN devastated a wall when it came off the road and crashed yesterday afternoon.

The crash, at the Finney's Lane junction of Croxton Lane, occurred at around 2.50pm and involved just one vehicle – a Peugeot Partner van.

A police spokesman said the driver called the police and was “shaken”.

An ambulance attended, although the driver did not want to be taken to hospital. A breath test showed the driver had not been drinking.

The brickwork remains in ruins today. Despite landing inside the cemetery, the loose bricks landed inches from the nearest headstone and none were damaged.