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A large Royal Mail lorry has hit a rail bridge in Cardiff city centre on Monday evening causing trains chaos. All lines were temporarily blocked through Cardiff Central on Monday from around 7pm after the large vehicle struck the bridge at Bute Street beside the John Lewis department store.
Eyewitnesses report South Wales Police officers are at the scene with the vehicle still stuck under the bridge. The road is closed between Custom House Street and Callaghan Square.
At around 8.45pm National Rail confirmed all lines had reopened but services have been severely delayed. A spokesperson for National Rail said: “Lines have now reopened following a road vehicle has collided with a bridge in the Cardiff Central area. While service recovers, trains running through this station may still be cancelled, revised, delayed by up to 60 minutes or diverted.” Never miss a Cardiff story by signing up to our daily newsletter here
One eyewitness, Natalie Edwards, told us she heard an “almighty crash”. She said: “We are staying in the Cardiff Marriott with the window open and we heard an almighty crash. Jumped to the window, looked around and saw this.”
Pictures show that the lorry had attempted to drive under the railway bridge before becoming jammed under the bridge. Photos suggest that the driver tried to keep driving but ripped off a large part of the top of the vehicle in doing so.
The lorry is partially blocking the northbound side of the road, with traffic information from Google Maps showing slow traffic around Bute Street and Callaghan Square as a result of the incident. You can stay updates on the incident below.
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