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Speed camera thrown off motorway bridge
By Ananova
A £10,000 motorway speed camera has been cut down with a blow torch and thrown off a bridge.
The Devon and Cornwall force camera was monitoring the 50mph speed limit imposed at roadworks on the southbound lanes of the M5 near Exeter.
When officers discovered that the camera was missing they looked over the edge of the motorway bridge where it was situated and spotted it in water below.
"We are assuming it was a disgruntled motorist who was caught speeding on Wednesday night," said spokesman PC Roy Adams.
He appealed for anyone who was driving in the area to come forward if they saw anyone in the process of cutting down the camera, which was on a metal pole.
PC Adams said the camera was a write-off and the film inside would have been ruined.
"So if anyone was driving there on Wednesday night and they were flashed at by the camera, the evidence is now at the bottom of the river," he added.
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