HGV lorry trapped below the Shore Street Bridge this morning.
A lorry driver was left rather red faced this morning after wedging his load beneath an underline bridge in the city.
The HGV lorry – owned by PJH Group Ltd – was travelling along Shore Street towards one of the city’s busiest roundabouts when he mis-judged the height of his load, wedging himself underneath Shore Street Bridge shortly after 9am.
The entire roof of the lorry was ripped to shreds, causing what engineers believed to be “superficial damage” to the city centre bridge.
The lorry has left the entire side of the road blocked to traffic, leading to lengthy tail backs in both directions.
Police remain at the scene directing traffic as engineers work to remove the vehicle from underneath the bridge.
A police spokesman said: “The call came into us at 9.05am reporting a lorry had collided with the railway bridge. There were no injuries and Network Rail have been made aware.”
Scotrail services continued to run despite the incident as engineers from Network Rail sought only minor damage had been made to the structure.
