Lorry sheds its load of beer at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire

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Beer on roadImage source, BCH Road Police
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Cans and crates of Belgian beer fell off the back of the lorry

Hundreds of cans of Belgian beer were left strewn across a road after a lorry shed its load of the beverage.

Crates and cans of OJ beer were scattered across the A1198 at Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire at about 20:55 GMT on Monday.

Police said they believed the lorry "struck an overhead pylon which is likely [to have] caused the incident".

After posting pictures on Twitter, external, volunteers jokingly offered to help police clear the beer.

It took several hours to clean up the spillage, and the road finally reopened at 02:30 on Tuesday.

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The lorry can be seen where it came to rest (far left)

Image source, BCH Road Police
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It took several hours for the road to reopen

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