A waste disposal lorry hit the bridge
A ROAD which was blocked after a JCB hit a bridge has reopened.
The vehicle struck a bridge on Merton Bank Road in Islands Brow at around 11am this morning (Tuesday, January 28).
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There was queueing traffic from Lincoln Crescent to Hinckley Road.
Police at the scene Pic: Paul Overland Webb
Police said the road was likely to remain closed for some time.
It has now reopened with traffic returning to normal.
A traffic update at 3.20pm said: "Traffic returned to normal, earlier accident on Islands Brow both ways from Lincoln Crescent to Hinckley Road.
"The road was closed following a vehicle colliding with a bridge."
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