Travel disruption after Derbyshire bridge strike

A Derbyshire road has been shut and train services disrupted due to a bridge strike.
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The incident has closed the A6 at Ambergate – and trains cannot run in both directions between Derby and Matlock.

A spokesperson for Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit said: “The driver of a double deck trailer – about the tallest vehicle on UK roads – tried to get it under a low bridge.”

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An East Midlands Railway spokesperson added shortly after 6.30pm: “At present Network Rail are on site.

Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted this picture of the bridge strike at Ambergate.Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted this picture of the bridge strike at Ambergate.
Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted this picture of the bridge strike at Ambergate.

“They are removing the vehicle from the site so a safety inspection can take place.

Buses will replace trains until further notice.

“At present we are expecting the problem to be fixed in the next two hours.”