A lorry from Stabilised Pavements fell into a sinkhole formed after damage to a sea wall in Lamer Street, leaving it stuck at a 45-degree angle. This incident is quite similar to a lorry from the same company falling into a massive sinkhole on a country road, requiring arrangements to be made for it to be pulled out later.
Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am -A lorry sent to repair a massive sinkhole on a country road has got stuck after falling into the opening.
Workmen from the ironically named Stabilised Pavements had gone to the site in Butleigh Drive in Walton, Somerset, intending to fix part of the road which is suffering from major subsidence. However, as the lorry drove along a delicate part of the road gave way leaving one side of the vehicle becoming wedged in what turned out to be a huge pothole. The lorry ended up becoming stuck at a 45 degree angle, with no hope of a quick recovery.
The workmen had to abandon the vehicle and arrangements for it to be pulled out of the pothole on a later date were put in place. Now, the lorry has become somewhat of an attraction for bemused locals, who have been pictured beside the trapped vehicle. The incident comes as a similar event occurred in Scotland in February.
Contractors in Lamer Street in Dunbar fell into a sinkhole formed after damage to a sea wall which runs along the side of the road. A lorry from Stabilised Pavements sent to repair a massive sinkhole on a country road has got stuck after falling into the opening The vehicle ended up becoming stuck at a 45 degree angle Their large HGV - which was carrying tarmac - became stuck in the hole, with pictures taken by a resident showing the grey Scania lorry leaning to its right side.
The lorry's front driver-side wheel appeared to be lodged in the hole. East Lothian Council has confirmed the vehicle, which weighs approximately 32,000kg, has now been removed. A resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said there is a history of sinkholes due to the damaged sea wall. They said: 'Another sinkhole appeared - the one they're repairing now.
'The lorry turned up this morning to put some tarmac on the street - this was the lorry containing the tarmac - and it fell in. ' They said the lorry was left at 'quite a strange angle - probably worse than the photos make it look'. 'I thought maybe it had lost a wheel or had a big puncture - I thought there was no way it could be another sinkhole.
' A grey Scania lorry fell into a sinkhole in Lamer Street in Dunbar formed after damage to a sea wall which runs along the side of the road
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