NEARLY 30,000 glass jars were smashed to pieces as recovery vehicles struggled to lift an overturned lorry on the A1101, near Welney, last night.
The Richards Reliable Services vehicle struggled to negotiate a right-hand bend, just after the suspension bridge, travelling towards Littleport.
It came to rest on a steep slope which made the recovery even harder. As the vehicle was being lifted it spilled it’s 52-pallet load across the road.
Photographer, Brian Purdy, said: “The noise of 30,000 glass jars crashing onto a tarmac road was deafening.”
David Tatton, who also took photographs of the recovery, told this newspaper: “When the lorry was uprighted glass jars split through the curtain side and spilt down the hill smashing on the road below.
“The driver taken to hospital. He was shaken.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here