Drone footage shows moment lorry is lifted by 80-tonne crane out of narrow village lane after becoming stuck

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Watch the moment a lorry is lifted by an 80-tonne crane out of a narrow lane nearly three days after getting stuck - with the crane driver being incredibly careful not to hit the lorry into a nearby house.

Drone footage shows the moment a lorry is lifted by a 80-tonne crane out of a narrow village lane after becoming stuck.

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The road haulage truck from Boons Transport, based in Peterborough, got stuck in Forder near Saltash, Cornwall on September 30.

The truck was delivering seed to a farm, but apparently when it missed the entrance, it continued down a narrow lane - despite a 'no heavy goods vehicle' sign on the road. The truck was removed by the crane on October 2.

A truck stuck on a narrow lane in Forder near Saltash, Cornwall.A truck stuck on a narrow lane in Forder near Saltash, Cornwall.
A truck stuck on a narrow lane in Forder near Saltash, Cornwall. | Ben Godfrey / SWNS

A lorry became stuck in the same location in 2007 and also required a crane to lift it out.

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One local said: said: "Having a lorry stuck in the road here every 16 years is probably the most interesting thing that happens here”. Another said: "The guy who is in charge of the crane operation was the same man who lifted the last lorry out that got stuck 16 years ago''.

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