Road and rail delays after lorry gets stuck under bridge
A lorry got stuck under a railway bridge on Orford Road, Warrington, earlier today, Thursday, causing road and rail disruption.
Fortunately engineers have confirmed no serious structural damage to the railway bridge, resulting in the road being re-opened.
But not before it had caused seriously traffic and rail delays during the rush hour traffic this morning. Fortunately there were no injuries reported.
Police attended at the scene to close the road, between Birchwood Way and Padgate Lane and managed traffic.
A Cheshire Police spokesperson said: “At 8.48am on Thursday, November 23, we received a call reporting that a HGV had collided with a railway bridge.“Officers attended the scene and closed the road, which has debris in it.“No injuries have been reported, however the driver of the HGV has been reported for failing to comply with a height restriction.“Network Rail has been contacted, with engineers due on the scene to carry out an inspection of the railway bridge.”
⚠️A lorry has collided with a bridge between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street and now trains have to run at reduced speed on some lines.
🚆Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed.#NorthernUpdateshttps://t.co/lZlsirpL6B[1][2]
— Northern 🚆 (@northernassist) November 23, 2023[3]
References
- ^ #NorthernUpdates (twitter.com)
- ^ https://t.co/lZlsirpL6B (t.co)
- ^ November 23, 2023 (twitter.com)