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Ditch plunge drama for lorry as rain-soaked verge gives way

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A recovery operation was underway near Burnham-On-Sea on Tuesday evening after this lorry ended up on its side in a ditch.

Police temporarily closed Burnham Moor Lane after the lorry slid into the rhyne, as pictured here. Recovery services were called to pull the truck free.

It is understood that a soft road verge, weakened by weeks of heavy rain, gave way and caused the unfortunate incident.

A spokesman from Burnham Police told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “The driver managed to escape unhurt.”

Burnham Moor Lane has seen several similar accidents in recent years, including a dramatic crash last September when the occupants of a car were lucky to escape uninjured.

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