Lorry strikes bridge along busy Staffordshire road
Temporary road closures are in place while recovery takes place on the Birmingham Road, Lichfield.
A lorry has reportedly struck a railway bridge on Birmingham Road, Lichfield.
Police say that the driver of the vehicle has not been injured.
There are temporary road closures as recovery takes place on the Birmingham Road.
Buses had also temporarily diverted away from the Birmingham Road in Lichfield after reports of the crash.
A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: “We were called at 1.15pm this afternoon (Wednesday 21 October) to reports of that a lorry had struck a railway bridge on Birmingham Road, Lichfield.
“The driver is not injured.
“Road closures are in place while recovery takes place.”
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of an RTC on Birmingham Road in Lichfield at 1.15pm and sent an ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene.
“On arrival, no patients required our assistance and we were stood down.”
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