Driver escapes unharmed after lorry overturns on busy South Yorkshire road

A driver escaped unharmed after his lorry overturned – missing other vehicles on a busy South Yorkshire road.
By Claire Lewis
Published 24th Oct 2019, 09:11 BST
Updated 24th Oct 2019, 14:30 BST
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The lorry was travelling along the Dearne Valley Parkway when it overturned at the junction with Wood Walk, Wombwell, Barnsley, yesterday afternoon.

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South Yorkshire Police closed the road for a recovery operation to be mounted.

A lorry overturned on the Dearne Valley Parkway in Barnsley yesterdayA lorry overturned on the Dearne Valley Parkway in Barnsley yesterday
A lorry overturned on the Dearne Valley Parkway in Barnsley yesterday

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A lamppost was flattened when the HGV overturned and a clean-up operation had to be mounted because of a fuel spillage.

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South Yorkshire Police said: “The driver has been reported for driving without due care and is lucky there was no one injured.

“A harsh lesson in paying attention to the road ahead.”