'Carnage' as Royal Mail lorry gets wedged under Caledonian Road bridge

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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There was carnage on the Cally Road during the Friday night rush-hour when a Royal Mail lorry got wedged beneath the Overground bridge.


The vehicle was stuck there for about 90 minutes before it was freed.

Onlooker Duncan Hamilton heard it happen from his flat. He told the Gazette: “I live next to the bridge and heard this loud scraping noise from inside my apartment.

“It was probably only stuck for around one-and-a-half hours but there was temporary traffic lights for a separate roadway repair so it was traffic carnage.”

Buses were diverted and the London Overground line was suspended while emergency services dealt with the situation.

[Lounge Lizard]

Not quite what I think of as "carnage".

[Interested-seeker]

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There was carnage on the Cally Road during the Friday night rush-hour when a Royal Mail lorry got wedged beneath the Overground bridge.


The vehicle was stuck there for about 90 minutes before it was freed.

Onlooker Duncan Hamilton heard it happen from his flat. He told the Gazette: “I live next to the bridge and heard this loud scraping noise from inside my apartment.

“It was probably only stuck for around one-and-a-half hours but there was temporary traffic lights for a separate roadway repair so it was traffic carnage.”

Buses were diverted and the London Overground line was suspended while emergency services dealt with the situation.

Oh dear, what a nightmare!!

[sweepster70]

That's a 16'2'' trailer. The bridge is a lot higher than it's height suggests. It's not carnage as the traffic can pass quite easily. I'm sure you can drop the suspension on the back of the trailer as well as the unit.

[Lounge Lizard]

That's a 16'2'' trailer. The bridge is a lot higher than it's height suggests. It's not carnage as the traffic can pass quite easily. I'm sure you can drop the suspension on the back of the trailer as well as the unit.

The bridge warning sign looks like 15' 6" which is 8" short of a 16' 2" trailer.
The normal UK bridge height, such as on motorways, is 16' 9".

[SpacePhoenix]

Is it on a run where a single stacker normally gets used?

[rainbowwarrior72]

Its still the drivers responsibility as all us Professional drivers are told on our CPC courses to be aware of our height

[Lounge Lizard]

Its still the drivers responsibility as all us Professional drivers are told on our CPC courses to be aware of our height

Yes, of course it's the driver's fault hence the driver's likely resentment in a van share with not being paid an allowance for the extra responsibility.