Lorry strikes railway bridge near Cambridgeshire city causing road to be closed

The road had to be closed while the lorry was removed.

A lorry struck a railway bridge near a Cambridgeshire city causing a road closure to be put in place. Cambridgeshire Police were called to the railway bridge at Queen Adelaide Way near Ely at 12.07pm on Saturday, April 18, following reports of a lorry crashing into the bridge.

The British Transport Police and Network Rail were contacted about the incident. A road closure was put in place for a short time while the vehicle was removed. Structural engineers also attended.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “A foreign registered lorry collided with the railway bridge at Queen Adelaide Way. We were called at 12.07pm on Saturday, April 18.

“The British Transport Police and Network Rail were contacted who looked at the bridge. The vehicle was recovered.”

A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “We received a report of a vehicle stuck under a rail over road bridge in Ely at around 12.15pm on Saturday 18 April. The road was closed for a short time while the vehicle was removed and structural engineers attended the scene.”

A Network Rail spokesperson said: “We received reports of a lorry striking the railway bridge on Queen Adelaide Way in Ely, Cambridgeshire at 12:32pm on Saturday 18 April, which led to delays and disruption to train services. Our teams attended the site promptly and, following inspections, confirmed there was no damage to the structure. Train services were able to resume safely by 3:33pm.”

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