Lorry overturns on busy London road - 'travelling at just five miles an hour'
- 4 days ago
A lorry overturned on a busy road in London - whilst travelling as slow as five miles an hour.
Video footage taken by Mads Voxen shows teams working to get the overturned vehicle back upright and onto its wheels.
The bus driver came across the scene, which had traffic backed up in three directions in Leyton, east London, for half an hour, earlier this week.
Mr Voxen, 32, claims he was told by the lorry's driver that the vehicle had tilted whilst he was making a turn due to how it was loaded, with light material at one end and heavy concrete at the other.
Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident.
Mr Voxen said: "I came to the scene on Leyton High Road just after it had happened.
"The driver said it had been confirmed by his control room that he was only doing five miles an hour, which shouldn't be a problem.
"But it overturned because of the load in the lorry.
"The lower half was full of lighter stuff and the higher part with heavy concrete, which caused it to topple."
The Westminster Waste truck was travelling with a trailer in tow, which did not overturn.
A recovery truck from Dynes Motor Group eventually had the lorry back on its wheels after around half an hour.
"Normally you would think the lorry was speeding," Mr Voxen added.
"It was only doing five miles an hour. It was half an hour before they managed to lift it back up.
"Police were there and there was traffic backed up in three directions.
"Dynes attached something to the lorry and hauled it up. They struggled at first."
Dominic Moule, the managing director of Westminster Waste, confirmed that the lorry was being driven 'very, very slowly' and had tipped over due to how it was loaded.
He added: "The driver and passenger are fine, thankfully. The vehicle is repairable and is starting its refurbishment work."
Video footage taken by Mads Voxen shows teams working to get the overturned vehicle back upright and onto its wheels.
The bus driver came across the scene, which had traffic backed up in three directions in Leyton, east London, for half an hour, earlier this week.
Mr Voxen, 32, claims he was told by the lorry's driver that the vehicle had tilted whilst he was making a turn due to how it was loaded, with light material at one end and heavy concrete at the other.
Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident.
Mr Voxen said: "I came to the scene on Leyton High Road just after it had happened.
"The driver said it had been confirmed by his control room that he was only doing five miles an hour, which shouldn't be a problem.
"But it overturned because of the load in the lorry.
"The lower half was full of lighter stuff and the higher part with heavy concrete, which caused it to topple."
The Westminster Waste truck was travelling with a trailer in tow, which did not overturn.
A recovery truck from Dynes Motor Group eventually had the lorry back on its wheels after around half an hour.
"Normally you would think the lorry was speeding," Mr Voxen added.
"It was only doing five miles an hour. It was half an hour before they managed to lift it back up.
"Police were there and there was traffic backed up in three directions.
"Dynes attached something to the lorry and hauled it up. They struggled at first."
Dominic Moule, the managing director of Westminster Waste, confirmed that the lorry was being driven 'very, very slowly' and had tipped over due to how it was loaded.
He added: "The driver and passenger are fine, thankfully. The vehicle is repairable and is starting its refurbishment work."