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Jonathon Hill

Broken down lorry blocks road and causes traffic mayhem in Welsh town

A broken down lorry has caused traffic mayhem in Chepstow on Tuesday morning after reportedly trying to U-turn at a set of traffic lights. The lorry, which can be seen in a photograph taken by a motorist blocking the whole of the A48 in Chepstow town centre, brought cars to a standstill from 8am.

Newport Bus said several of its services in and around Chepstow had been “severely delayed” as a result of the incident. With the help of Gwent Police officers the lorry was moved before 9am and traffic began flowing again.

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Traffic monitoring system Inrix reported at 8.30am that there were long queues around the town including at Highbeech Roundabout - typically a hotspot for rush hour traffic but today even more so.

One woman missed her grandad’s funeral due to the amount of traffic caused by the broken down vehicle. She said: “The stupidity of the driver has meant I will now not be going to my grandad’s funeral today because my dad couldn’t get to me to pick me up. I feel completely horrendous and will never be able to forgive myself for not going.”

Eyewitnesses said that the lorry driver had tried to U-turn at the lights before getting stuck. Gwent Police confirmed that no-one was injured as a result.

A spokesperson for the force said: "We received a report of a broken-down heavy goods vehicle in Station Road, Chepstow at around 7.55am on Tuesday 6 December. No injuries were reported."

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