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Lorry strikes railway bridge at junction of Overy Street and Mill Pond Road in Dartford

00:00, 20 October 2016

updated: 19:13, 20 October 2016

A road has been shut by police after a lorry struck a railway bridge.

Motorists are being blocked from Overy Street in Dartford after the collision between the lorry and the bridge at the junction with Mill Pond Road, which happened at around 5.30pm.

A police spokesman said: "Kent Police received a report of a road traffic collision involving a lorry and a railway bridge in Overy Street, Dartford at 5.08pm on Thursday October 20.

"There were no reported injuries and the bridge was reopened at 6.05pm."

The lorry hit a railway bridge at the junction of Overy Street and Mill Pond Road in Dartford. Picture: Matt Wright
The lorry hit a railway bridge at the junction of Overy Street and Mill Pond Road in Dartford. Picture: Matt Wright

There are some delays on Southeastern rail services this evening after a different bridge was struck between New Cross and London Bridge.

Services heading from Kent to the capital and vice versa are encountering delays of up to 20 minutes, despite Southeastern earlier tweeting that the disruption would clear by 5pm.

If your journey is delayed by 30 minutes or more, you can seek compensation at southeasternrailway.co.uk.

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