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What a load! Drawers, cupboards and bikes piled 20ft high on truck

A 'extremely overladen' flatbed truck has been taken off the road after being found piled up to 20ft high with scrap.

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The 'dangerously' overloaded truck. Picture: @CMPG

The silver truck, loaded with office filing cabinets and a push bike, was taken off Moss Street in Cannock.

Central Motorway Police Group's B Unit team joined in force with Cannock's local policing team and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said officers spotted the vehicle at 2.45pm on Monday.

They added the truck was led to the nearest scrap yard and the driver was reported for a number of traffic offences.

"The vehicle was extremely laden with scrap," they said.

The Central Motorway Police Group took to Twitter to shame the driver after they stopped the truck.

Officers tweeted to say the 'dangerously overladen vehicle' off the road.

They said a number of defects were found with the truck.