TRAINS to and from Blackburn Railway Station were delayed today when a 15ft 9ins wagon was driven under a 14ft 9ins bridge.
The heavy goods vehicle, which included a cab belonging to TC Logistics of Barnsley, and a tautliner trailer, was damaged when it went under the bridge over Bolton Road, Blackburn, near Blackburn Infirmary, at around 10am.
The bridge forms part of the Blackburn to Bolton railway line and a Railtrack engineer was called to the scene.
PC Matthew Leigh, of Accrington's traffic unit, said: "When you drive a 15ft 9ins vehicle under a 14ft 9ins bridge something has to give and it appears to have been the wagon which was badly damaged in the incident.
"Services from the station were stopped while an engineer ensured the bridge was structurally safe."
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