Lorry crashed, long delays on diversion routes on A38 to and from M50, Evesham will be rammed as well, can’t see it opening til am.
toby1234abc:
Lorry crashed, long delays on diversion routes on A38 to and from M50, Evesham will be rammed as well, can’t see it opening til am.
Came past the accident southbound before the closure,looked like he had ran neatly along the embankment then off the hard shoulder then over three lanes before flattening a hell of a lot of barrier, finally coming to rest by a concrete bridge support,hope the drivers ok .
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-he … r-35346289
A stretch of the M5 near Worcester was closed in both directions after a lorry hit a bridge, said Highways England.
The crash happened at about 15:00 GMT in the central reservation between junction 7 for Worcester and junction 8 for M50.
A man in his 60s was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital with a leg injury, said West Midlands Ambulance Service.
The M5 north reopened with one lane closure at 17:50 GMT.
One lane of the southbound carriageway opened just after 18:20 GMT.
There were long tailback and diversions were put in place.
Frank Bird, West Midlands emergency planning officer for Highways England, said: “Obviously when we come to remove the lorry it’s going to have to be a very delicate operation because it’s resting up against the central support.”
mastesallan:
M5 near Worcester shut after lorry hits bridge - BBC News
A stretch of the M5 near Worcester was closed in both directions after a lorry hit a bridge, said Highways England.The crash happened at about 15:00 GMT in the central reservation between junction 7 for Worcester and junction 8 for M50.
A man in his 60s was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital with a leg injury, said West Midlands Ambulance Service.
The M5 north reopened with one lane closure at 17:50 GMT.
One lane of the southbound carriageway opened just after 18:20 GMT.
There were long tailback and diversions were put in place.
Frank Bird, West Midlands emergency planning officer for Highways England, said: “Obviously when we come to remove the lorry it’s going to have to be a very delicate operation because it’s resting up against the central support.”
Lucky man only a leg injury,could have been a whole lot worse.
bobbya:
Lucky man only a leg injury,could have been a whole lot worse.
Might’ve had a heart attack at the same time? They didn’t say he hit the bridge topwise.
htmldude:
bobbya:
Lucky man only a leg injury,could have been a whole lot worse.Might’ve had a heart attack at the same time? They didn’t say he hit the bridge topwise.
The article says he got out of the vehicle himself…
the nodding donkey:
htmldude:
bobbya:
Lucky man only a leg injury,could have been a whole lot worse.Might’ve had a heart attack at the same time? They didn’t say he hit the bridge topwise.
The article says he got out of the vehicle himself…
Well that’s me told 
the nodding donkey:
htmldude:
bobbya:
Lucky man only a leg injury,could have been a whole lot worse.Might’ve had a heart attack at the same time? They didn’t say he hit the bridge topwise.
The article says he got out of the vehicle himself…
Means nowt. The shock could have put his ticker back into sinus rhythm
I would say - having been down to the scene yesterday evening that he was a very lucky chap. I live very close to that stretch, and its the third accident on there in the last 3 days.
The truck had gone by the time I got there, but I did wonder what the effect would have been if the same accident had happened with a concrete barrier.
Good job I diverted onto the A46 then.