VIDEO: Lorry crashes into bridge on busy Doncaster road

A shocking video shows the aftermath of when a heavy goods vehicle crashed into a bridge on a major Doncaster road earlier today.
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Footage filmed by Graham Johnson appears to show serious damage to a Lockwood lorry after it collided with a bridge on Barnby Dun Road this morning (Thursday, July 9).

In the video, a motorist is also seen to have stopped to provide assistance.

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Yorkshire Ambulance Service were called to the scene to check the driver had not suffered any injuries.

A heavy goods vehicle hit the bridge on Barnby Dun Road in Doncaster earlier today.A heavy goods vehicle hit the bridge on Barnby Dun Road in Doncaster earlier today.
A heavy goods vehicle hit the bridge on Barnby Dun Road in Doncaster earlier today.

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The crash occurred on the road this morning.The crash occurred on the road this morning.
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