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Roads and rail lines are closed due to a lorry that is currently stuck under a low railway bridge.
The lorry got lodged under the bridge in High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells, just before 10am.
Kent Police was called to reports that a lorry had collided with a railway bridge in Dowding Way, Tunbridge Wells.
No injuries were reported and officers remained at the scene assisting with traffic management.
The road was closed while the lorry was removed.
Network Rail was asked to attend the scene to assess the bridge for damage.
A Network Rail spokesman said: "A lorry collided with the bridge at quarter to 10 this morning.
"Despite it being clearly signed that it was a low bridge, the lorry tried to go under it and got wedged in.
"What we normally do under these circumstances is deflate the tyres of the lorry to get it out from under the bridge.
"Until we do that we have no idea of the damage it has done."
Trains running over the bridge on the Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross line via Tonbridge were cancelled until the bridge was assessed.
Road and rail links reopened at 11.44am.