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Binham building collapses after lorry crashes into it Binham building collapses after lorry crashes into it
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A lorry has crashed into a building in Norfolk. A lorry has crashed into a former post office in a Norfolk village.
Officers were called at about 07:00 GMT to Langham Road in Binham, near Holt. The livestock transporter struck the Old Post Office, which was empty, on a hairpin bend in Binham, near Holt, at 07:00 GMT.
A Norfolk Police spokeswoman said the lorry struck the building, which then collapsed around the vehicle. Norfolk Police said the building then collapsed around the vehicle. It dated from 1923 and stood in the centre of the village.
Police said recovery of the vehicle and a clean-up operation were under way. They said no-one was injured in the incident. No-one was injured. A clean-up operation is under way and the road reopened by noon.
The road had reopened by noon. BBC Radio Norfolk reporter Jill Bennett, at the scene, said the elderly owners of the Old Post Office were too upset to talk but neighbours were rallying to help.
She described the ruins of the building as "a heap of bricks and tiles", with one gable end and a red brick chimney still standing.
The date stone had been found and saved.