Multiple serious bridge strikes in Birmingham

A potentially catastrophic bridge strike in Birmingham closed a city centre line on Wednesday, 7 January. Not once, but twice. That, in addition to a potentially fatal incident only four days earlier. Network Rail, the British infrastructure agency, has expressed extreme concern, despite a national awareness campaign.

Truck drivers are being urged to know the height of their vehicle after a Birmingham bridge was hit three times in less than a week. In one incident, a laden container truck overturned, crashing on to an active footpath. The Summer Road bridge, near Eddington Station in the north of the city centre, had to be closed multiple times for safety inspections.

Failure to stop has criminal consequences

The railway bridge on Summer Road, Erdington, was hit just before 10:00 on Wednesday (7 Janua…