Bash-prone city bridge gets struck again
Helen Stoke/Spotted in ElyOne of the most bashed bridges in Britain has been struck again.
Station Road in Ely, Cambridgeshire, was blocked for recovery efforts on Wednesday, after a vehicle became wedged under the low railway bridge.
The structure, which carries the Ely to Peterborough line and has 2.7m (9ft) clearance, is due to be fitted with cameras this spring to monitor the site 24 hours a day.
Last year it was named the joint second most-bashed bridge in Britain by Network Rail, after 17 recorded strikes.
Cambridgeshire County Council previously said it would work with the rail body and a consultation firm to install cameras at the site.
They would monitor the location and collect data, such as general traffic information and near-misses.
The authority hoped it could reduce the number of strikes.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: "We were called at 5.54pm yesterday evening [Wednesday], with reports of a car having hit the railway bridge in Station Road, Ely.
"No injuries, but caused disruption to traffic. Road was cleared by about 7.15pm."
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