CAMBRIDGE Road in Hitchin was closed this afternoon after a scrap metal lorry got stuck under the railway bridge. It happened at 2.07pm. About an hour later, firefighters were getting on with the job of cutting the top off the lorry unit in a bid to free

CAMBRIDGE Road in Hitchin was closed this afternoon after a scrap metal lorry got stuck under the railway bridge.

It happened at 2.07pm. About an hour later, firefighters were getting on with the job of cutting the top off the lorry unit in a bid to free the vehicle.

Herts Highways staff were called to assess the damage caused to the bridge.