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Lorry gets stuck under low railway bridge

Martin Heath/BBC Back of a red lorry is visible inside a bridge under the sign "Low Bridge". A man in orange overalls and another man in a grey shirt are looking at the lorry.Martin Heath/BBC
The lorry got wedged inside the bridge at about 16:00 BST

A road to a village had to be closed for more than an hour after a lorry got stuck under a railway bridge.

The lorry has now been released from the bridge at Long Buckby Wharf in Northamptonshire.

The structure was checked for damage before the road was reopened at around 17:25 BST.

There are no reports of any injuries.

Martin Heath/BBC A man in an orange hi-vis jacket holds a stick which he is using to touch the underside of a bridgeMartin Heath/BBC
The bridge was checked for damage before the road was reopened

The bridge takes the West Coast Mainline over Three Bridges Road, which links Long Buckby with the A5.

The road is the main link between the town of Daventry and the nearest railway station at Long Buckby.

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