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White Mercedes convertible written off by tractor which shed bales of straw in Tenterden High Street

By: Tricia Jamieson

Published: 00:00, 16 August 2015

A man whose £21,000 sports car was written off when a tractor shed bales of straw has spoken of the “surreal” experience.

Ian Price, 45, was having a drink with friends outside The Woolpack when he saw the tractor and trailer lose its load and heard the alarm on his three-year-old white Mercedes convertible sounding.

“It was quite surreal,” said Mr Price, of Appledore Road, Tenterden. “I heard the alarm sound so went over.

The trailer that shed its load of straw

“A Vauxhall Zafira had been shunted into the back of my car by the accident.

“The car is a write-off because it is a convertible and the mechanism is in the boot.

Ian Price saw his wife's convertible written off by the straw bales

“I had only just finished paying off the finance so had only fully owned it for three days.

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“It was actually my wife Angela’s car and she had only lent it to me so I could pop into town – I was not very popular.”

Mr Price’s car was parked outside the Original Factory Shop.

Tenterden High Street was strewn with straw after a trailer shed its load

The straw was shed along Tenterden High Street between Caffe Nero and Cafe Rouge.

Three cars were damaged and a lampost was flattened in the incident last Wednesday evening. Witnesses said it was lucky no one was injured.

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