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Diversions after 12ft wall collapses into road

BBC A high brown wall with a section next to a cream house which has collapsed into the road. The red mortar can be seen in the debrisBBC
South Street in Hatherleigh has been blocked following the incident on Tuesday

A road in Devon has been closed after a section of a private 12ft (3.65m) high retaining wall collapsed, the council confirmed.

Devon County Council said South Street in Hatherleigh was blocked following the incident on Tuesday and a closure was put in place for the "safety of the public".

Hatherleigh Fire Station said it was "unaware" how long the road closure would be in place.

On Facebook, the fire service said: "In the event of an emergency in the Monkokehampton / Iddesleigh direction this would be our usual route to get there.

"We will instead try to access via Market Street and Park Road so can we please ask residents to park considerately to allow us access with the fire engine during this time."

The council added: "Diversions are in place. We're not aware of any major traffic issues on surrounding roads and it is not impacting the A386 or A3072.

"No-one was injured."

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