Delays to traffic and trains as lorry hits Whitstable bridge
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The HGV is cleared with the help of Police,
shortly after the incident in Oxford Street on Friday
morning.
by Katie Alston
A heavy goods lorry
driver was left red-faced after hitting a railway bridge and
displacing his load.
The incident this morning caused
traffic chaos in Oxford Street, Whitstable and disrupted train
services across east Kent.
The large lorry hit difficulties
when trying to pass under the low bridge. The top of the vehicle
was unable to even scrape through and instead the load was left
wobbling on the trailer.
Police were sent to the scene at
11.30am to direct traffic which built up at the junction with
Belmont Road.
Although the driver had managed to
reverse the lorry, officers thought it best not to push their luck
any further and risk shedding the precariously balanced load of
propane balls, used in injection modelling.
Rail engineers had to be called to
inspect the bridge for damage, and delays of up to half and hour
were reported between Faversham and Margate with some services even
facing cancellation.
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Friday, August 28 2009
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