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I'm just trying to imagine what it must be like for the lorry driver to write out the insurance claim form describing what he has just done. Probably fair to say he might need to look for a new job but probably not a driving one. Does his insurance pay for the bridge?
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I'm just trying to imagine what it must be like for the lorry driver to write out the insurance claim form describing what he has just done. Probably fair to say he might need to look for a new job but probably not a driving one. Does his insurance pay for the bridge? Well it did apparently hit it. I must admit I'm still struggling to understand why it happened. A digger on a lorry isn't to my mind a particularly high load, certainly not normally for when motorway bridges are taken into account. We have a railway bridge which crosses over the A56 two miles away from us with a 14'6" height and regularly a lorry hits it and causes mayhem but motorway bridges are usually considerably higher.
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I know of someone that took some Armco barrier out and his insurance paid up for it, it's my understanding that his insurers would have to pay for the bridge.
It is the drivers duty to know the dimensions of the whole vehicle and will be judged negligent as the jib of the digger was not retracted in transit.
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Looking at the damage I would be surpirsed if the bigger hit the horizontal part of the bridge. Looks more to me that it hit a vertical "off to the side" of the carriage way.
It is only a footbridge so with the right kit, flood lights etc. it won't take long to make safe.
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Looking at the damage I would be surpirsed if the bigger hit the horizontal part of the bridge. Looks more to me that it hit a vertical "off to the side" of the carriage way.
It is only a footbridge so with the right kit, flood lights etc. it won't take long to make safe. One report said that the lorry with the digger was on the hard shoulder, slowing. From the media photos it had just passed under a gantry, and didn't hit it. Also the foot bridge seems to be deeper in profile at the sides than the centre. Hypothesis: the HGV driver realised the boom had become free (excavators are required to have moving parts locked when on a transporter) and was slowing to stop and re-secure his load or call for help. So he was VERY unlucky to hit a bridge that has less than normal clearance over the hard shoulder. Had he stayed on a normal lane he might have got under the bridge. Anyone have any other ideas? I feel for the biker....a VERY lucky and experienced rider. Reports say he dropped his bike so as to slide between the bridge and toad, the gap is abut 3 foot. He has broken ribs, which is logical if he went down whilst moving.
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Looking at the damage I would be surpirsed if the bigger hit the horizontal part of the bridge. Looks more to me that it hit a vertical "off to the side" of the carriage way.
It is only a footbridge so with the right kit, flood lights etc. it won't take long to make safe. I think you are right The news report I heard last night certainly indicated that the digger hit the vertical side
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To me the digger looks undamaged relative to the imapact that would have been required to remove the bridge. Maybe it was a slow speed wedge impact that caused the bridge to shear vertically.
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It's slipped out to 1800Hrs tonight as of now....
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Reports say he dropped his bike so as to slide between the bridge and toad, the gap is abut 3 foot. He has broken ribs, which is logical if he went down whilst moving. - a nasty Toad Accident there... 
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Reports say he dropped his bike so as to slide between the bridge and toad, the gap is abut 3 foot. He has broken ribs, which is logical if he went down whilst moving. - a nasty Toad Accident there... Could give you a sore croak.
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