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0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Drivers smash into railway bridges every five hours on average in Britain - costing £13million in repairs and more than 180,000 minutes of delays.
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Drivers → smash → delays
Stats produced by Network Rail this week revealed that some 1,706 vehicles collided with a bridge between 2025 and 2026 as it urged drivers to 'know the height of their vehicle'.
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it → produce → vehicle
The body used new technology to identify 'bridge strikes' when and where they happen.
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they → use → strikes
It found that a bridge on Watling Street, Leicestershire, was the most struck of any this year after being hit 26 times - the equivalent of once every two weeks.
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bridge → find → times
Bridges on Stutney Road in Ely and Stonea Road, Cambridgeshire, were meanwhile struck 24 and 23 times respectively.
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It was revealed that a bridge in Britain is hit by a car every five hours, causing a staggering 183,319 minutes of delays for passengers and around £13.25million in delays.
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bridge → reveal → delays
But years gone-by have produced even more concerning figures.
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Between 2021 and 2022, 1,864 vehicles clipped or properly struck railway bridges.
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vehicles → clip → bridges
Meanwhile, 2024-25 saw 1,666 such incidents.
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2024 → see → incidents
Network Rail has vowed to work with local authorities to fit new height-warning signs and road markings to alert drivers to dangers.
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Drivers smash into railway bridges every five hours on average in Britain - costing £13million in repairs and more than 180,000 minutes of delays
The company has also created 'bridge-strike champions', who will visit road haulage businesses to make them aware about the country's most challenging bridges.
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them → smash → bridges
Martin Frobisher, Network Rail's Group Safety and Engineering Director, said: 'A bridge strike is never a minor incident.
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strike → say → ?
It can put drivers, passengers and railway staff at risk, damage vital infrastructure and cause significant disruption while our engineers make sure the railway is safe.
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railway → put → disruption
During Road Safety Week, we are asking drivers and operators to take simple steps before every journey: know the height of the vehicle, check the route and pay close attention to bridge restrictions.
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we → ask → restrictions
'We're also working closely with industry partners, local authorities and haulage businesses, using technology and physical prevention measures to help stop strikes happening and respond more quickly when they do.'
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Senior Structures Advisor at National Highways, Mohammad Raza, added: 'Bridge strikes can cause substantial damage, lengthy delays on our roads and even injuries so we are working with various partners to help prevent these incidents.
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we → add → incidents
We continue to support developer Mountpark on their scheme to lower the A5 beneath the Hinckley bridge and reduce the risk of further strikes at this location.
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'But it is important to remind drivers that they must plan their journeys, secure loads and know their vehicle height - as well as taking account of any height restrictions on their route.'
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they → remind → route
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