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| Cement truck hanging over houses | Cement truck hanging over houses |
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| Emergency teams worked to stop the lorry toppling onto buildings | |
| Houses and a pub have been evacuated after a cement mixer was left hanging over a ledge in Derbyshire. | 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 in Matlock when part of a suspended driveway collapsed. | The vehicle was reversing on Farley Hill in Matlock when part of a suspended driveway collapsed. |
| Residents on Hackney Road, which runs below Farley Hill, have been moved as emergency teams work to stop the lorry toppling onto buildings. | 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. | 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. | 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." | "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." |