Footage from a doorbell camera captured a bin lorry reversing into a car before driving off. Captured in Wrexham, it shows a bin man walking towards the recycling bins and saying "oh no" while he holding his hand over his face in shock after seeing the wagon hitting a Citroen Ds3.
The car was knocked around two metres from its parked position.
The footage shared online has been viewed by thousands, with many calling out the bin men for driving away from the scene without informing the owner of the car.
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Wrexham council has since apologised for the incident after the owner of the car approached them. Speaking to North Wales Live, Jordan Edwards, the owner of the car involved said: "Discovering the car had been involved in a crash this way left me angry and frustrated.
"The car is insured so that’s no major issue, but what got me more was the fact that there really was no attempt for the driver of the wagon to find the owner. The footage captured the wagon reversing into the car, and then driving off - at no point was there a time where he got out of his car and knocked any doors in the street.
“Thankfully, the incident was caught on camera. The audacity to act like it didn’t happen left me livid, and worried how, if it wasn’t captured on camera, I would have to fork out a bill and claim off my own insurance for a crash that I’ve not been involved in.
“Since reporting the issue, I have had several phone calls where the council have said they will make right what was done wrong but in the meantime I’m sat waiting for an answer on whether my car is a write-off or not.
“It makes me wonder how many other people may have had their cars damaged, and nothing done about it because they weren't fortunate enough to capture it on CCTV."
A spokesperson for Wrexham Council said: “This incident was reported to the supervisor and to 101 when the owner of the vehicle could not be found.
“We have now been in touch with the owner and passed on our apologies and insurance details so the matter can be progressed.”
