Karl Turner said a series of similar incidents in recent years had brought the city "to a halt".

Talks aimed at averting a national strike by firefighters broke down today ... Thousands of firefighters from across the UK, who staged a noisy demonstration outside the talks, cheered loudly ...

At about 1pm, the road was reported to be clear by traffic monitoring service Inrix which said: "Road cleared and traffic returned to normal, earlier bridge strike by vehicle on A1033 Stoneferry ...

Credit: Network Rail. UK’s Network Rail is set to trial a new technology designed to reduce train delays following “bridge strikes”, with initial focus on the East Coast Main Line. Network Rail noted ...

When incidents happen, we look to recover the repair and delay costs from operators and drivers. “We also have a team of bridge strike champions covering all our routes and making proactive visits to ...

On average, EMR said that each bridge strike costs the UK taxpayer around £13,000 and strikes on the top 10 most-struck bridges in the region last year led to a total of 3,325 minutes - that's 55 ...