The A617 has reopened after lorry carrying a digger hit a bridge

A lorry carrying a digger on the A617 crashed into a bridge which caused the digger to block the road.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Dec 2016, 15:50 BST
Updated 29th Dec 2016, 15:03 BST
A digger which fell off the back of a lorry on the A617 near Chesterfield (Photo: Max Parkin).A digger which fell off the back of a lorry on the A617 near Chesterfield (Photo: Max Parkin).
A digger which fell off the back of a lorry on the A617 near Chesterfield (Photo: Max Parkin).

The crash happened at around 10.30am this morning (Wednesday, December 21) and the A617 between Chesterfield and the M1 was reopened at 3.30pm.

The incident has now been cleared and traffic conditions are expected to return to normal shortly.

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