'Oi!' Resident screams out in fury as trucker dumps debris opposite their home

The vehicle drove on to Ravenshill Road, Yardley Wood, and dumped a mess of pipes, building materials and wood before rushing off, horrifying locals

This is the moment a furious resident shouts out in anger as a trucker dumps debris yards from their home.

A voice can be heard screaming: "Oi!" as the driver lifts the back of the truck, sending waste across the pavement.

The motorist fled - seemingly without a care in the world - after the shameless fly-tipping in Ravenshill Road, in Yardey Wood, at around 9am on Sunday, September 13.

Piping, wood, building materials and other objects were left strewn across the road.

The disgusted resident reported the matter to 101 and Birmingham City Council, which immediately removed the hazard from the pavement for pedestrians.

The local said: “It made me furious as it’s right opposite my home. It is not nice to see or look at and someone could have been seriously hurt if perhaps they were partially blind or a child was playing in it.

“Also if someone was coming around the corner on their push bike, they could’ve ended up on top of it and really hurt themselves.

“I reported it to 101 and the council, who quickly came out and removed it from the footpath as it was a dangerous hazard.

“Also school children would be en route to school in the morning and may have felt the need to walk in the road to avoid it.”

Birmingham City Council are prosecuting where they have strong evidence.

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A spokesperson said: “Fly-tipping is a criminal offence. It is a crime that damages the environment that we all have to live and work in.

“Where we have credible evidence, we will investigate and prosecute, as is demonstrated by a range of cases that have received widespread publicity from the Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Live in the past.

“We receive hundreds of reports of fly-tipping across the city every week and do everything we can to remove as much waste as possible and investigate the circumstances behind rubbish that is dumped.

“The council can only prosecute when credible evidence, that meets the criminal burden of proof, is available.”