Cefn-y-Bedd: Travel disruption after skip lorry hits rail bridge

Lorry sat under the bridge as the skips it was carrying lie on the road

The lorry shed some of its load of skips during the incident

Train services were cancelled after a lorry carrying skips struck a railway bridge and blocked traffic after shedding some of its load.

The incident happened on the A541 at Cefyn-y-Bedd, Wrexham, on Wednesday at about 10:30 BST

As well as motorists facing delays, three train services were affected on the rail line between Wrexham and Bidston in Wirral up to 12:30.

Police said the bridge had not been damaged in the incident.

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