Police Called to Shovel Shingle After Flatbed Truck Sheds Load
Gravel has covered two lanes of the Eastern Road northbound at Farlington roundabout after a lorry tailgate failed and shed its load. It is believed that one of the hinges on the truck’s tailgate failed causing the 40ml gravel to spill out onto the road. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000x7Y6FV5IgBw” g_name=”Lorry-Sheds-it-Load” width=”800″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” ] The incident is causing major tailbacks for drivers attempting to leave Portsmouth on Eastern Road as workers and police officers attempt to clear it up. https:///youtu.be/S7eOBiWlqgU Traffic is being reported as very slow and very heavy in the area and drivers are being advised to avoid it.
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