Delays after lorry hits notorious railway bridge

The fire service was called to the scene on the A5 on Sunday morning

A lorry has crashed into a notorious railway bridge in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said crews were called to the bridge over the A5 Watling Street in Hinckley - which was once dubbed the "most bashed" in Britain - at 08:32 GMT on Sunday.

One lane was closed, the fire service said, adding there were no injuries reported.

National Highways said traffic delays were expected to last until about 13:30.

LFRS said Network Rail staff had been out to inspect the structure.

The bridge was struck twice in November and also hit by a lorry in October, and was driven into by high vehicles 88 times between 2017 and September 2022.

A study released in July 2023 found the numerous incidents around the bridge had cost thousands of pounds to the local economy.