Posted: Fri 5th Jul 2019

Road clear in Saltney after earlier incident involving a lorry hitting a railway bridge

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Friday, Jul 5th, 2019

Update: The lorry has been cleared ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

First report: There are reports of delays through Saltney after a lorry hit the railway bridge. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Police are at the scene of the bridge strike on A5104 heading towards High Green and Chester. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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Fortunately, no one appears to have been injured in the incident which involved an HGV operated by Deeside based Edge Transport. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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The HGV’s trailer unit looks to have been damaged by the impact and lorry is parked in the Chester bound lane of the road. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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