Disruption after lorry hits railway bridge

Trains have been disrupted after a vehicle collided with a bridge in Surrey.

Southern Railway said shortly before 10:00 BST on Wednesday that a lorry carrying several skips hit the bridge in Racecourse Road between Lingfield and Dormansland.

It said the railway line between Oxted and East Grinstead was closed and that trains were at a standstill.

Shortly after 15:00, National Rail said disruption caused by the incident had ended.

Surrey Police said the affected section of Racecourse Road had reopened at 14:50.

The force said no arrests were made and there were no injuries reported to officers.

Southern Railway added that a crane was used to remove the skips.

Trains running between London Victoria and East Grinstead faced cancellations and delays while the service recovered, National Rail said.

Southern Railway said services between Oxted and East Grinstead were also running again, though some services experienced delays as trains got back to their scheduled journey times.

Southern Railway previously said lines could only reopen once the vehicle was safely removed and the track and bridge was inspected.

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