Road closed as lorry gets stuck under railway bridge

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Closed: Motorists were asked to avoid the area after the truck got stuck.© STV

A truck has become stuck under a bridge in Edinburgh.

Fire crews were called to free the green truck, which was wedged on its left-hand-side wheels for around an hour under the bridge at Cameron Toll, in Edinburgh.

The driver was not injured in the collision, but police closed the road while investigations into the extent of the damage were taking place.

A police spokesman said "this sort of thing" had happened a few times at the same spot.

Rail services were not disrupted and the damage to the bridge was described as "superficial".

A spokesman for Network Rail said the bridge was on the South Suburban freight line, which does not carry passengers.

The lorry was freed shortly after 3pm and Homebase had arranged for their vehicle to be picked up.

It is not the first time that a tall vehicle has become stuck under the bridge, in February the road was closed for a few hours after another lorry got stuck in the same place.

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