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Nathan Bevan

Cyclist caught on video towing shopping trolley down middle of busy road before crashing

A man in Cwmbran has been caught on video demonstrating an unusual - not to mention highly dangerous - way of getting his groceries home from the supermarket.

The mystery shopper was spotted cycling down a main road in Cwmbran on Monday evening whilst simultaneously pulling a loaded Asda trolley alongside him.

However, his plan went awry when he tried to mount the pavement before reaching the oncoming roundabout, sending the trolley and its contents flying.

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"I couldn't believe what I was seeing at first," said electrician Craig Woodland, who was on his way to train at the local Easy Pacers running club when the car he was in became stuck behind the cyclist.

Craig couldn't believe what he was seeing (Craig Woodland/Facebook)

"I just thought, 'This is golden' and got out my phone to film him."

In the clip, posted on on social media, the 42-year-old dad-of-two can be heard wondering how the man is going to make it over the roundabout in one piece.

"He was lucky the roads were fairly quiet - usually it's pretty full-on down there," he said, before adding that the man appeared to "bottle it" at the last minute.

It all went disastrously wrong when he tried to mount the kerb (Craig Woodland/Facebook)

"He ended up mounting the kerb instead and everything in the trolley spilled out over the floor. I think it included a couple of crates of lager - which would explain a lot."

And, apparently, it wasn't the first time the man had done it.

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One of the comments under the video on Craig's Facebook page revealed he'd previously been seen at a nearby supermarket trying to strap a trolley to his bike before attempting to pedal away.

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