Overturned lorry causes traffic chaos
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By Hayley Robinson
There was traffic chaos during
rush-hour after a lorry overturned at the Stockbury
roundabout last night (Wednesday).
Police, ambulance and Sittingbourne
firefighters were all called to the incident just after 5pm where
a 44 ton arctic that was carrying paper, was found on its
side close to the opening of the Maidstone bound carriageway of the
A249. Luckily the lorry didn’t shed its load during the incident
and no other vehicles were involved.
Firefighters isolated the vehicle's
electrical supply while ambulance crews dealt with the driver of
the lorry. The extent of his injuries are unknown but it is
understood he was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital for
treatment.
The area was initially coned off
traffic diverted around the lorry but the A249 Maidstone
bound exit road from the M2 was eventually closed at 8.45pm so the
lorry could be recovered.
The road was re-opened by
11.50pm
Thursday, March 04 2010
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