Police seize motorhome connected with village cash point explosion after rampage caught on video

Avon and Somerset Police has confirmed investigations are ongoing after seizing a motorhome captured on a rampage appearing to damage police vehicles in Bishopsworth. The vehicle was confirmed to have been stolen, and on false plates, from Congresbury, close to where an explosion damaged a cash machine.

Police were initially called to a service station in Congresbury at about 10.36pm on October 26 after the explosion was reported. No money was taken. A video of the rampage has been distributed on social media, with one Tik Tok video having more than 50,000 views.

The video appears to shows multiple police cars surrounding the motorhome on a residential street before it collides head-on with a police vehicle, twice, and takes off. The motorhome is then seen reversing into another police car and eventually driving away.

A police spokesperson told Bristol World: “Officers in marked vehicles searching the area came across a motorhome and its driver failed to stop. Police traced the vehicle to the Fernsteed Road area of south Bristol later that night and the motorhome was used to damage the marked police cars.

“A man was arrested nearby in connection with the incident and later released under investigation. Positive lines of enquiry are being followed in relation to a second man, believed to have been the driver of the motorhome.

“The white Adria Matrix Axess motorhome has been seized. It was found to have been stolen from Well Park, Congresbury, on September 6, and was on false plates. A second vehicle matching the description of one seen at the service station was found abandoned on Brinsea Road, Congresbury. The white Fiat Ducato had been stolen from Dixon Road in Bishopston sometime between October 22 - 25 and was also on false plates.”

Congresbury is based 13 miles South of Bristol’s city centre. The village is roughly a 20-minute drive from Fernsteed Road, in Bishopsworth, where the video was taken. The video was originally captured on Snapchat before being distributed across social media platforms.

It was uploaded to Tik Tok four days ago and has received more than 70 comments describing the incident as “absolute mayhem” and “the uk version of breaking bad”. Watch the video below:

If you have any information which could help the police investigation, call 101 and give the reference 5222258262.

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously by calling 0800 555 111, or online at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information.