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Alert as lorry hangs over houses Cement truck hanging over houses
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Houses have been evacuated after a cement mixer was left hanging over a ledge in Derbyshire. The mixer went through a wall leaving it dangling above homes
Residents on Hackney Road, Matlock, have been moved as emergency teams work to stop the lorry toppling onto buildings below. Houses and a pub have been evacuated after a cement mixer was left hanging over a ledge in Derbyshire.
The vehicle was reversing on Farley Hill, which runs above, when part of a suspended driveway collapsed. The vehicle was reversing on Farley Hill in Matlock when part of a suspended driveway collapsed.
Police at the scene said they were trying to get another lorry to support the vehicle's weight. Residents on Hackney Road, which runs below Farley Hill, have been moved as emergency teams work to stop the lorry toppling onto buildings.
Another lorry was used to pull the truck back onto the road but it may be some time before the site is cleared.
There are no reports of any injuries.There are no reports of any injuries.
Ian Pigeon, landlord of the Laburnum Inn which sits directly below where the collapse occurred, said: "It was just such a total surprise - it was practically into our garden.
"You just don't expect to see a lorry of that size suddenly look as if it is about to come over your garden wall."