Lorry tanker crash on B1188 near Digby: Amazing bird’s eye images of recovery operation underway
The incident was reported at around 9.10am when the HGV ran off the road and ended up on its side, partially in a ditch.
There was no spillage of the tanker’s contents and a Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “The driver was not injured in the single vehicle collision. The road was closed later in the afternoon, shortly after 4pm, for recovery.”
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Hide AdThis was when local resident John Siddle swung into action with his drone to get a bird’s eye view of the recovery operation, involving a heavy duty tow truck to upright the lorry and drag it from the scene.
John said: “All I know is the HGV went off the road this morning (yesterday). I took pictures at around 3pm when they were about to lift it out. No idea why it went off there, not the first, unlikely to be the last.”
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