Traffic incident causes major delays in East Ashling

A traffic incident caused major delays on a road in East Ashling on Saturday, July 23.
A traffic incident caused major delays on a road in East Ashling on Saturday, July 23.A traffic incident caused major delays on a road in East Ashling on Saturday, July 23.
A traffic incident caused major delays on a road in East Ashling on Saturday, July 23.

At around 6:15 on Saturday, July 23 a lorry travelling west on the B3178 through East Ashling shed a load of straw bales, blocking the road.

Damage was caused to the fences and trees of neighbouring properties as the bales fell off on to the roads.No one was injured by the loose bales but one bale narrowly missed a cyclist, who was badly shaken.