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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ashlie Blakey

Truck overturns and sheds its load with police at the scene and road closed

A truck has been left damaged after it overturned and shed its load in Salford.

The vehicle tipped onto its side on Langley Road this morning (Saturday). The road has been closed off by officers while the scene is cleared, police said.

GMP Traffic tweeted two pictures from the scene. They showed the front windscreen of the truck left completely smashed.

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The pictures also showed the load from the lorry left strewn across the road. There appeared to be one fire engine at the scene, as well as multiple police vehicles.

Alongside the tweet, an officer wrote: "XT11, ME11 & XT51 currently on Langley Rd, Salford with an overturned vehicle. The road is closed for the next 30 minutes or so while the vehicle is removed. Thanks for your patience."

Police are at the scene (GMP Traffic)

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