Woman to appear in court charged with drink driving after fire engine crash

A woman has been charged with drink driving after crashing into a fire engine in West Swindon yesterday afternoon.

Lucy Higgins, 35, of Dixon Way, Westlea, will appear at Swindon Magistrates’ Court accused of driving a motor vehicle when over the alcohol limit, driving a motor vehicle otherwise in accordance with a licence and use of a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance.

Police were called Dixon Way following reports of a two-vehicle collision involving a black Vauxhall Corsa and a fire engine at around 3.30pm on Thursday.

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No one was injured and the fire engine was able to return to the station.

Ms Higgins was remanded in custody to appear in court this afternoon.

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