Warburtons lorry overturns and spills bread across A1(M)

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 18:44 · Archive

A Warburtons bread lorry overturned on the A1(M) near Durham, scattering thousands of loaves across both carriageways.

A Warburtons bread lorry overturned on the A1(M) near Bowburn, south of Durham, on Wednesday morning shortly after 5am. The vehicle smashed through the central reservation and shed its load of loaves across both carriageways.

The crash caused the motorway to close in both directions between junctions 60 and 61 during the morning rush hour. National Highways North East cleared what they described as a 'large debris field' of baked goods from the road. A crane was brought to the scene to right the overturned HGV.

The driver was taken to hospital for treatment. Both Durham Constabulary and National Highways urged motorists to use alternative routes. A stretch of the motorway remained closed into the afternoon for temporary barrier repairs following the scale of the damage.

How it is being reported

• Slice of misfortune! Warburtons bread lorry blocks major road when it overturns and scatters loaves across both carriagewaysThe lorry had been travelling near junctions 60 and 61 of the A1 near Bowburn, south of Durham, when it overturned and smashed into the reservation barrier this morning.Daily Mail · 28 Oct, 18:28
• Lorry full of Warburtons bread sheds its load across carriagewayThe lorry smashed through the central reservation, spilling its contents onto the carriageway (Picture: Stuart Boulton) Drivers were held back by an unlikely culprit on the A1(M) – thousands of loaves of bread. The motorway was closed in both directions in Bowburn outside Durham this morning after…Metro · 28 Oct, 15:52

In this story: Warburtons · A1(M) · Bowburn · Durham · Durham Constabulary · National Highways

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