Lorry driver injured after vehicle ends up on its side in Wem
The driver of a lorry was injured this afternoon after the vehicle ended up on its side after striking a bridge in Wem.
The incident happened on Soulton Road at just before 2pm when the lorry struck Soulton Bridge.
The driver in his 50s was taken to hospital by land ambulance suffering from neck and back pain.
The B5065 between Wem and the A49 will remain closed until the HGV has been removed, and will then be reopened to traffic under two-way traffic lights.
West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and three fire crews from Wem, Prees and Wellington were called to the scene.
A lorry has come off the bridge on Soulton Road in Wem, the B5065 will be closed for the foreseeable pic.twitter.com/uIwpMnAcg7 https://twitter.com/NorthShropCops/status/928646579371855875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
