Bathtub roadblock baffles drivers heading out of Plymouth on the A38
DRIVERS were faced with an unusual road block yesterday morning – after a bathtub fell off the back of a lorry.
Police officers received four calls from members of the public who said there were large bits of debris across the A38.
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Bathtub roadblock baffles drivers heading out of Plymouth on the A38
They included everything from a bath tub to a water tank.
Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the outside lane of the Exeter-bound A38, near to the Weston Mill turn-off, shortly before 10am yesterday.
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A force spokesperson said the items were believed to have fallen from the back of a lorry.
"Police officers attended and got the bathtub off the road within 10 minutes," the spokesman said.
"They also identified the vehicle in which it came from and are making ongoing enquiries to speak to the driver of the lorry, who is believed to have carried on driving.
"The lorry driver could have committed offences relating to an insecure load."
6 Comments
by Foldart
Sunday, February 17 2013, 9:38AM
“It's called 'tipping on the fly'?”
by CharlieDodd
Sunday, February 17 2013, 12:36AM
“An unsecure load is serious, let's hope the driver comes clean and admits it”
by AshTree25
Saturday, February 16 2013, 11:24PM
“The story is about a bathtub blocking the A38; the caption under the picture is about a bathtub blocking the A38. The picture is of ...... a police car with bollards and 'Police Accident' signs. Well done Herald, top notch photojournalism.”
by Jungle_Jim
Saturday, February 16 2013, 7:12PM
“A bathtub falling from outer space - now that WOULD be news”
by OscarDelta
Saturday, February 16 2013, 2:26PM
“Wow, this is such a hot story you've had to publish it again! Smokin hot you lot are!”
by CharlieDodd
Saturday, February 16 2013, 7:12AM
“Huh, Russia gets a spectacular meteor falling to earth but all we get is a bathtub”