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Bath pub evacuated as lorry's crane topples over | Bath pub evacuated as lorry's crane topples over |
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A pub in Bath had to be evacuated after a lorry and crane toppled over before coming to rest on its outside wall. | A pub in Bath had to be evacuated after a lorry and crane toppled over before coming to rest on its outside wall. |
The crane was being used to deliver part of an electrical system to a building site on Lower Borough Walls when the lorry overbalanced. | |
Avon and Somerset Police said nobody had been injured in the incident, which happened at about 12:30 GMT. | Avon and Somerset Police said nobody had been injured in the incident, which happened at about 12:30 GMT. |
An operation is being planned to lift the lorry and crane off the Lamb and Lion pub so damage can be assessed. | |
Sam Preston said on Twitter the incident was "causing havoc for traffic" in the city centre. | Sam Preston said on Twitter the incident was "causing havoc for traffic" in the city centre. |
Station manager Chris Bailes, from Avon Fire and Rescue Service, said: "There were people in the pub at the time but fortunately no-one has been injured. | |
"The pub and the local area has been evacuated." | |
He added the road was due to be reopened by about 18:00 GMT, after the vehicle has been recovered. |
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