Vac-Ex lorry overturned on York residential street removed

Summarised from 2 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 4 Nov, 17:00 · Archive

A Vac-Ex lorry overturned on Ashley Park Road in York on Tuesday afternoon and was later removed from the scene.

A Vac-Ex lorry operated by John Mee Construction Ltd overturned on Ashley Park Road at its junction with Stockton Lane in York on Tuesday, 3 November, at around 2.30pm. The vehicle tipped onto the pavement and an area of grass. The driver escaped injury without requiring medical treatment.

The road was cordoned off with barriers placed around the lorry, causing disruption to local traffic and people undertaking school runs. Residents were diverted around the scene. Removal vehicles attended the site at around 5pm on Tuesday to carry out the operation of righting the lorry and removing it from the scene.

Local resident Garry Hornby, who came across the incident whilst heading to the shops, said he did not know what had caused the lorry to topple, though work was being carried out at the top of Stockton Lane on that junction at the time. Vac-Ex confirmed the company was carrying out an investigation into the cause. It is not yet known whether any damage was caused.

How it is being reported

• Huge overturned lorry removed from York road after driver escapes injuryA lorry that overturned on a York residential street has been removed from the scene.The Press (York) · 4 Nov, 10:30
• Huge overturned lorry removed from York road after driver escapes injuryA lorry that overturned on a York residential street has been removed from the scene.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 4 Nov, 10:30
• Investigation launched after lorry topples over on York residential streetAn investigation is underway this afternoon after a lorry overturned on Ashley Park Road at the junction with Stockton Lane in York.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 3 Nov, 16:08
• Investigation launched after lorry topples over on York residential streetAn investigation is underway this afternoon after a lorry overturned on Ashley Park Road at the junction with Stockton Lane in York.The Press (York) · 3 Nov, 16:08
• Road cordoned off after lorry overturns in YorkA section of Ashley Park Road in York has been cornered off after a lorry was seen overturned.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 3 Nov, 14:10
• Road cordoned off after lorry overturns in YorkA section of Ashley Park Road in York has been cornered off after a lorry was seen overturned.The Press (York) · 3 Nov, 14:10

In this story: Ashley Park Road · York · Stockton Lane · Vac-Ex · John Mee Construction Ltd · Garry Hornby

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