Road shut after lorry gets lodged under low railway bridge (VIDEO)
A road had to be closed after a 16-tonne truck got stuck under a railway bridge in west Hull.
The lorry was driving along Perth Street when its body became lodged under the 11ft-high bridge.
As first reported on the Mail's website, police were called to the scene at about 3pm yesterday.
The lorry driver was uninjured and the cab intact.
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Engineers had to saw off the truck's body to free the vehicle.
The road was shut in both directions while the lorry was recovered, reopening at 6.25pm.
Comments
by how stupid, Hull
Wednesday, October 20 2010, 10:50AM
“Chief of spelling- does it really matter about my grammar my job doesnt depend on me been brilliant at spellingn even though i do work in an office i also am dislexic and go to colege to imptove on my speliing and gramar to help improve my working skills
but i sitll stand by my point this man should be sacked and punished for what he did he made a stupid mistake that he shouldnt have done just because i cant spell properly wont kill any1 but what he did could of”
by Gina, Brough
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 9:42PM
“Ha ha, nice one Mark, I noticed that too! Look a bit stupid now don't you Chief!”
by matthew, hull
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 8:55PM
“Was the driver Blind? There are signs well before the bridge at both ends, On chants ave there is a sign with a yellow background with the height of the bridge on it. Sat nav is no excuse. People like him give us good Hgv drivers a bad name. And i don't think palletline will get the insurance for the truck as its the drivers stupid fault. This has to be driving without due care and should be prosecuted and made to take an extended hgv test if he wants to drive a class 2 hgv.”
by Mark Best, Hull
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 6:52PM
“It's GRAMMAR not GRAMMER !!!!”
by Chief of, Spelling Police
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 6:34PM
“@ How Stupid
"i" in first person should be "I"
"wouldnt" should be "wouldn't"
"new" should be "knew"
"......stupid thing he....." should be "........stupid thing. He......"
"lifes" should be "lives"
"how" should have a capital "H"
"....of you he....." should be ".....of you. He......"
"hasnt" should be "hasn't"
"intelegance" should be "intelligence"
I think when you call people stupid, you should look at your intelligence first. English grammer and spelling is obviously not your first skill.”
by winegumdaze, middlesbrough
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 4:37PM
“the best of us make mistakes? talk about bullies ganging up on yer?................" never give a sucker an even break or a multi task on the move to work out"......brains up his ar.. block head.”
by Mark Best, Hull
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 4:01PM
“As an HGV driver I'm sorry to say that there is no effing excuse for a driver to hit a bridge. They are signposted AND the driver should always know the height of his vehicle. It is a legal requirement that there is a height indicator in the cab. If the driver is unsure that it is set at the wrong height, then he should measure the height of his lorry. I always carry a tape measure for that very reason.
It's not as though the bridge was 'close' to being high enough. His lorry must be at least 13ft 6ins probably more, so to try to get under such a low bridge is unforgivable. If he'd been paying attention he would have realised how low it looked as he approached it, and stopped. Then reverse back and turn around. Muppet !!!”
by lorry driver, hull
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 3:10PM
“hope he gets the sack and a big bill for the cost of the damage
how stupid is this driver he shouldnt be allowed on the road in a reliant robin never mind a huge lorry
he must have had a little bit of a feeling that he wouldnt fit through the bridge”
by how stupid are some people, hull
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 2:43PM
“i wouldnt even admit i new the driver who did such a stupid thing he could have been putting peoples lifes at risk
how do you not see signs right in front of you he obviously hasnt got the intelegance to drive !!!”
by Billy Berry, William Booth Hostel
Tuesday, October 19 2010, 1:41PM
“It was my nephew, he did not notice that there was a bridge anywhere in the area, soz.”