Dramatic footage shows an overturned lorry after the Bradford Bridge collapse

THESE were the dramatic scenes after a lorry overturned in Bradford following an accident with a bridge.

The incident, which happened at midday on Tuesday, disrupted rail services between Bradford Interchange and Leeds for around two hours.

The accident happened on a bridge on Mill Lane on the edge of the city centre.

Rail operator Northern warned that train services could be canceled or delayed due to the incident.

The front of the truck (Image: Newsquest)

At the time, a Northern post on X read: “Train services running through these stations may be canceled or delayed by up to 60 minutes.”

One passenger told the T&A: “I’ve just been stuck on a Northern train for half an hour with no explanation from our driver.”

At 2.08pm Northern issued an update to passengers and said: “The disruption caused by a road vehicle colliding with a bridge between Leeds and Bradford Interchange has now ended.

“Services are no longer affected by this issue.”

One of the recovery vehicles (Image: Newsquest)

While the disruption to the rail network ended, motorists faced delays into the evening.

The truck was still blocking the road around 5:00 p.m., although the process of recovering the vehicle was beginning.

Recovery vehicles from Stoneywood were on the scene and workers could be seen assessing the truck as they prepared to remove it from under the bridge.

Recovery workers evaluating the vehicle (Image: Newsquest)

Cars heading towards both Wakefield Road and Manchester Road had to turn back and find alternative routes.

This is not the first time the bridge has been hit.

The truck that hit the bridge in February 2022
In February 2022, the roof of a truck was torn off after it hit the railway bridge.

And in June 2018, the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off after it got stuck under the same bridge.

Then, just a few weeks later, the same thing happened again when a truck got stuck under the bridge.