A17 Heckington bypass partially closed after lorry carrying JCB struck bridge

By Andy Hubbert
Published 23rd Oct 2015, 17:14 BST
The damage to the road bridge done by the JCB digger arm. Photo: Lincolnshire County Council EMN-151023-161027001The damage to the road bridge done by the JCB digger arm. Photo: Lincolnshire County Council EMN-151023-161027001
The damage to the road bridge done by the JCB digger arm. Photo: Lincolnshire County Council EMN-151023-161027001
The A17 Heckington bypass has been partially closed after a lorry carrying a JCB struck a bridge.

The westbound carriageway has been shut and would be for some time, according to police after the collision which was reported at 9.24am this morning (Friday).

A police spokesman said: “A lorry carrying a JCB digger has clipped the Kyme Road bridge and has done quite a bit of damage, causing bits of concrete debris to fall onto the carriageway.”

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No-one appears to have been hurt but the collision damaged the digger arm which had clipped the bridge, knocking a hole in the masonry.