Road closed in both directions after lorry hits bridge near Bilston
A major section of road was left closed for several hours in both directions after a lorry hit a bridge.
The Great Bridge Road near Bilston was closed off by police and emergency services after, according to eyewitnesses, the top of the lorry, which was a skip wagon and was carrying a skip, hit the bridge and fell over on its side.
This happened around 11.50am and left the road blocked in both directions underneath the bridge, which is part of the Midlands Metro network, for several hours.
West Midlands Police cordoned off the road at both sides of the bridge, while specialist lorries were brought in to right the stricken lorry and transport both it and the skip to a safe location.
Kristie Steadman said on the Bilston Online Facebook page that she had been the incident happen and had contacted the emergency services following the crash.
She said: "It happened today at 11:50 and I rang 999 for it.
"The lorry hit the bridge and looked like it was going at the speed limit.
The top of the lorry hit the bridge and the lorry ended up on its side.
"The bridge clearly needs to be looked at and the lorry will need a crane to lift it up. I left when the police got there."
The lorry and the skip were seen being taken from the scene around 4.10pm.
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