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Lorry stuck under bridge causing road closures

News imageBBC The photo shows a yellow forklift, on the back of a blue lorry trailer, apparently wedged underneath a bridge. Police tape can be seen in the background, as can a billboard on the side of a building.BBC
Photographs showed the forklift firmly wedged under the bridge

A main road has been closed after a lorry carrying a forklift truck got stuck under a railway bridge.

Photos shared online show the vehicle stuck under Honeybourne Railway Bridge, on the A4019 in Cheltenham.

Gloucestershire Police said a road closure is in place near Tewkesbury Road and the High Street.

People have been advised to avoid the area while the situation is dealt with.

News imageA different view of the stuck lorry and the yellow forklift, looking straight down the street to the buildings and empty road behind the vehicle. A white police van is parked up beyond a line of blue and white police tape
Some road have been closed in the area

In a short statement a spokesperson for Gloucestershire Police said they were called to the scene just before 10:00 GMT.

"PCSOs remain at the scene and highways colleagues will be attending in due course," they said.

"Members of the public are asked to avoid the area and find alternative routes if travelling nearby."

The county council, which manages the highways, has been approached for comment.

News imageA side-on view showing the whole of the blue lorry and the yellow forklift on its back which is wedged against the bridge. In front of both is a parked-up fire engine with largely red livery with a yellow patch on its door
The emergency services are at the scene

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