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Not again! Lorry gets stuck under bridge near Sandwell and Dudley train station

A Home Bargains lorry driver got more than he bargained for when he got caught under a notorious low bridge.

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The trapped Home Bargains lorry. Photo: @SecondCity

The driver tore off the roof of his lorry under the bridge, which is close to Sandwell and Dudley Railway Station, on Sunday afternoon.

The lorry was stranded along Bromford Road in Oldbury between Fountain Lane and Brandon Way at 1.50pm.

Passersby caught these images of the lorry trapped beneath the bridge.

Police and firefighters were called to move the lorry. Photo: @SecondCityLee
Vehicles over 4.4 metres should not drive under the bridge. Photo: @SecondCityLee

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service were called to the scene, though the driver got out of the lorry before they arrived.

@Secondcitylee who tweeted the images said: "Not a good day for #HomeBargains."

No injuries were reported.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands fire service said: "We were called to the scene by police at 12.55pm on Sunday.

"No one was trapped or injured.

"We sent out our technical rescue crew to ensure the structural safety of the bridge and alerted Network Rail who then attended the scene."

Fire crews were still at the scene at 3pm.

A lorry that got caught in 2016. Photo: Connor Owen Skidmore

Despite a large 'low bridge' sign and a warning not to drive vehicles higher than 4.4m under the bridge, it is not the first time unsuspecting drivers have been caught out.

In September 2016 a lorry was trapped, blocking the road to traffic, whilst earlier that year in May, trains and traffic were delayed as another driver caught his HGV under the bridge.

The same happened in March 2014, when a stranded lorry delayed trains again.

On this occasion, the back of the cab was left bent and ripped open after the smash, though the driver was unhurt.