Hinckley Bridge Takes 2 Lorry Strikes in 2 Days After 22 Hits Last Year
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 17
Hinckley Bridge Takes 2 Lorry Strikes in 2 Days After 22 Hits Last Year
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 17
Summary
A second lorry strike in two days shut the A5 Watling Street near Hinckley on Monday afternoon after another collision with the railway bridge.
Network Rail said the bridge was inspected within 30 minutes, found undamaged and kept trains running safely, though the latest strike caused 16 minutes of delays.
Leicestershire Police had already closed the same road at 05:52 BST on Sunday after a lorry hit the bridge again, forcing drivers onto alternative routes.
The bridge was named Britain's most bashed last year after 22 strikes between April 2024 and March 2025, while a road-lowering scheme meant to reduce crashes was delayed again last month.
With a £10m fix ready, why is the very agency inspecting Britain's most-hit bridge delaying its permanent solution?
Could the psychological phenomenon of sign blindness explain why professional drivers repeatedly crash into the exact same Leicestershire railway bridge?
If warning signs and fines aren't working, is the haulage industry's reliance on standard car sat-navs to blame for these endless crashes?