"HONESTLY boss, I can explain..."
The driver of this 44-ton lorry en route from Hull to Hemyock lost his way and ended up in one of Clayhidon's narrowest lanes.
The vehicle, loaded with wood for Brookridge Timber, overturned today (Friday, January 15) at Cordet Smart's horse menage on the river road.
A wheel caught on an ancient oak tree and flipped the vehicle. The driver was unhurt.
It was the tree's second victim in five years.
The driver of a lorry load of chickens hit the same tree after becoming confused by sat nav in 2011, and two cranes were needed to extricate it from a field at nearby Mill View.
Trish Andrews, who lives at Mill View, has called for signs to make it clear that the route is unsuitable for big lorries
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