{"id":2256,"date":"2019-01-22T00:55:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T00:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2019-01-22T00:55:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T00:55:32","slug":"digger-driver-destroys-travelodge-in-pay-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/digger-driver-destroys-travelodge-in-pay-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Digger driver destroys Travelodge in pay row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are appealing for information after a digger driver damaged a hotel under construction in Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Merseyside Police were called on Monday afternoon when the digger was driven through the entrance of a Travelodge in the Liverpool Innovation Park.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was widely shared on social media and the driver is understood to have been owed money on the job.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A0V-glcDFgU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>(Video footage of the incident has been shared extensively online &#8211; clip contains some bad language)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the rampage police said the driver\u00a0 &#8220;left the vehicle and made off on foot in the direction of Edge Lane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"209475\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faset.org.uk%2Fguidance-2%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_FASET-MPU_JULY18.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They added: &#8220;Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services and contractors attended to ensure the site was safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"99972\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peri.ltd.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/52_PERI_AD_MPU_CE_300x250px_DEC-18_AW.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"134243\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=++https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vpgroundforce.com%2Fgb%2Fshoring-equipment%2F%3Futm_source%3DGFS%2520CE%2520MPU%2520Advert%26utm_medium%3DWebsite%26utm_campaign%3DGFS%2520CE%2520MPU%2520Advert%26utm_term%3DGFS%2520CE%2520MPU%2520Advert%26utm_content%3DShoring%2520Equipment%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/grounforce37640-GF Shorco 300x250px CE Ad B.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer http:\/\/bit.ly\/2MrWcpe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police are appealing for information after a digger driver damaged a hotel under construction in Liverpool. 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