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Teh One Who Knocks
03-07-2019, 11:44 AM
By Gary Gastelu | Fox News


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You can’t say he wasn’t warned.

The “most bashed bridge” in Britain has been hit by a truck again just days after the low railroad overpass was covered in new warning signs and yellow jacket stripes.

https://i.imgur.com/aGNsUNqh.jpg

The 9-foot-high Stuntney Bridge in Ely had reportedly been struck 120 times since 2009 before a box truck got wedged under it at a 45-degree angle with its roof torn off on Monday.

Two flatbed trucks with a crane were needed to extricate the vehicle from its predicament.

https://i.imgur.com/aXydfiAh.jpg

There were no injuries in the incident, but the bridge suffered minor damage and the driver was cited for a moving violation, SWNS reported.

“Drivers need to know the height of their vehicle, not guess. In short: Wise up, size up,” a spokesman for the railroad authority said.

Goofy
03-07-2019, 01:27 PM
:facepalm:

Teh One Who Knocks
03-07-2019, 01:28 PM
:facepalm:

It's not very clear that it's a low bridge [-(

Goofy
03-07-2019, 01:37 PM
It's not very clear that it's a low bridge [-(
:slap:

Teh One Who Knocks
03-07-2019, 01:43 PM
:slap:

I see no flashing lights :nono:

Hal-9000
03-07-2019, 04:58 PM
Man...do they need spotlights and disco balls? :lol:

Hal-9000
03-07-2019, 04:58 PM
I see no flashing lights :nono:

:rofl: mind reader

Godfather
03-08-2019, 03:29 AM
I'm pretty sure this poor bridge has its own youtube channel it gets smoked so often :lol:

lost in melb.
03-08-2019, 07:05 AM
Our council started aggressively pursuing drivers for the entire repair bill for a notoriously low bridge. Hit rate reduced!