The driver of a 15-tonne lorry who put his faith in his satnav system caused a trail of destruction in a Moray village.
Audrius Svegzda hit two road signs, squashed three wheelie bins, broke a gate, shattered a garden wall and crushed a set of war memorial railings which had only just been installed.
The Lithuanian national was unable to read the “Unsuitable right turn for HGVs ahead” warning as he followed a colleague with a smaller trailer through Garmouth.
Check out all the pictures from his ill-fated journey, showing the destruction, here.
He got his vehicle stuck as he attempted to manoeuvre from Spey Street on to High Street.
Police arrived to find the articulated McLivana International lorry wedged across the tight, three-way junction between a flat, a house wall and the war memorial.
Mr Svegzda said: “It’s normal. It just happened. The first drop, I take the same corner the other way, and it’s normal, but coming back this way is not good.”
A large crowd gathered to watch Mr Svegzda’s plight.
Most locals sympathised with him over the mishap, with some even relishing the “excitement” he brought to the quiet coastal village.
However, the damage to the war memorial – which was renovated in the run-up to Remembrance Day with money bequeathed by a 100-year-old Garmouth woman – was described as a “disaster”.
Garmouth and Kingston Amenities Association vice-chairman, John Fettis, said: “It’s a disaster. I’ve never known it so bad as this before. We are just redesigning the memorial for November 11.
“Those were new railings we got with the money bequeathed to the association by Helen Anderson, and we will be lucky if we get it sorted in time now. It all depends on the insurance.”
Kristina Andrews’s High Street property suffered surface damage to its walls and her bins were crushed.
She said: “I feel so sorry for him. He has no English. That’s a shame, but he’s obviously run into a few walls and taken out the war memorial.
“It’s not good for the mighty village of Garmouth. I’m just glad he got out.”
Another neighbour added: “We never get excitement like this in the village. We have seen a bus come down here and struggle a bit, but this is brilliant.”
Juliet Stewart’s garden wall was damaged, and she said lorry drivers should do their homework and plan their route before leaving.
“It’s pretty much commonsense,” she added.
“Nobody was hurt, but there’s quite a lot of damage in the area. It’s so good we have those bollards at the side of the road to protect our houses though.
“There have been quite a few squeaks, but the police have given us all the insurance details. They need to take it seriously, and I’m sure they will.”
Sherriffmill Motor Company lifted the truck around the bend, and the driver was helped to his destination at Newton Farm by police around 6pm.
A police spokesperson said the incident, which happened around 4pm, was not being treated as a criminal act and McLivana International had accepted full responsibility for the insurance costs of all damages.