Plymouth rail services disrupted after lorry hits bridge

The lorry hit the railway bridge in Plymouth on Monday afternoon

Rail services have been disrupted after a lorry hit and damaged a bridge in Plymouth.

The lorry hit the bridge at Ashford Crescent at about 15:00 BST.

Great Western Railway tweeted that the line between Plymouth and Totnes was closed and that delays were expected until 19:00.

Keith Fletcher, who lives just by the bridge, said: "We heard a massive bang which we don't normally hear when someone hits the bridge.

"The lorry has actually lifted the stonework about three inches up, really this is the most damage I've seen and I've lived here for about 20 years."

A nearby resident of 20 years described it as the worst damage to the bridge he had seen