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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 former post office in a Norfolk village. | A lorry has crashed into a former post office in a Norfolk village. |
| The livestock transporter struck the Old Post Office, which was empty, on a hairpin bend in Binham, near Holt, at 07:00 GMT. | The livestock transporter struck the Old Post Office, which was empty, on a hairpin bend in Binham, near Holt, at 07:00 GMT. |
| Norfolk Police said the building, which dated from 1923 and stood in the centre of the village, then collapsed around the vehicle. | |
| No-one was injured. A clean-up operation is under way and the road reopened by noon. | No-one was injured. A clean-up operation is under way and the road reopened by noon. |
| Police said the lorry driver and property owner had exchanged details and there would be no further police involvement. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | The date stone had been found and saved. |