Shocking pictures show aftermath of accident on Derbyshire A-road – with work ongoing to recover overturned lorry

A Derbyshire A-road remains closed after a lorry overturned on the route this afternoon.
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At around 12.00pm today, the Derbyshire Dales Response Unit reported that they were attending an incident on the A5012 at Pikehall, near Matlock.

Officers found that a HGV had overturned on the route, forcing them to close the road.

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Remarkably, the driver of the lorry suffered no serious injuries during the accident.

The route remains closed while recovery work takes place.The route remains closed while recovery work takes place.
The route remains closed while recovery work takes place.

The DDRU tweeted: “One lucky driver who should put his numbers on the National Lottery this week. Walking wounded only.”