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| 'Sat-nav' jams 50ft lorry in Hertfordshire village | 'Sat-nav' jams 50ft lorry in Hertfordshire village |
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| A 50ft (15m) lorry became wedged in a small village street after being directed there by a sat-nav, its driver said. | A 50ft (15m) lorry became wedged in a small village street after being directed there by a sat-nav, its driver said. |
| The village was blocked for several hours after the vehicle became stuck in Walkern High Street, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Police tweeted: "Question, what is 50 feet long and unlikely to fit through the narrow streets of Walkern#satnavfail." | |
| The lorry was removed later. | The lorry was removed later. |
| For more on this and other stories visit BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks Live | For more on this and other stories visit BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks Live |
| A spokesman from Manea-based haulage company D&R Hankins said the driver had been to a farm in Walkern and was on his way back to its Cambridgeshire base. | A spokesman from Manea-based haulage company D&R Hankins said the driver had been to a farm in Walkern and was on his way back to its Cambridgeshire base. |
| The driver's sat nav had taken him through the narrow village streets, he confirmed. | The driver's sat nav had taken him through the narrow village streets, he confirmed. |
| There was "minimal damage" to the lorry and a recovery vehicle was sent to "manoeuvre" it out of its predicament, he added. | There was "minimal damage" to the lorry and a recovery vehicle was sent to "manoeuvre" it out of its predicament, he added. |