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\n\t\tA significant chunk of the railway bridge collapsed after a lorry struck it between Nuneaton and Rugby (Picture: X\/@LNRailway)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tA significant chunk of the railway bridge collapsed after a lorry struck it between Nuneaton and Rugby (Picture: X\/@LNRailway)<\/p>\n
A man has been arrested following the collapse of a railway bridge when a lorry smashed into it, leading to ongoing disruption on the busy train route.<\/p>\n
A chunk of a railway bridge came crashing down between Nuneaton and Rugby on the West Coast Main Line after a tall lorry collided with the structure on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The driver left the scene without reporting the crash, Warwickshire Police said. <\/p>\n
A 64-year-old man from Coventry has since been arrested for endangering a railway passenger and failure to stop following a collision. <\/p>\n
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\n\t\tNetwork Rail issued a scathing reminder to drivers to check the height of their vehicle and cargo after the incident, which will cause chaos for thousands of passengers (Picture: Network Rail)<\/p>\n
Lines have been reopened, but disruption is expected until the end of today due to trains operating at a reduced speed.<\/p>\n
Trains may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Services were forced to divert via Birmingham<\/a> as the tracks on the UK\u2019s busiest railway line were blocked.<\/p>\n Here is a full list of the affected routes. <\/p>\n Avanti West Coast \u2013 between Glasgow Central \/ Blackpool North \/ Preston \/ Holyhead \/ Wrexham General \/ Chester \/ Liverpool Lime Street \/ Manchester Piccadilly \/ Crewe \/ Wolverhampton and London Euston<\/p>\n London Northwestern Railway \u2013 between Crewe and Rugby \/ Northampton \/ London Euston<\/p>\n Lumo \u2013 between Stirling and London<\/a> Euston<\/p>\n Martin Ball, Network Rail<\/a>\u2019s infrastructure director, said:\u00a0\u2018This collision has caused significant damage to the bridge and our teams are working hard to understand the extent.<\/p>\n \u2018There will be ongoing disruption to train services through this area while we assess the bridge.<\/p>\n \u2018We are working closely with our partners to keep passengers on the move wherever possible but anyone travelling should check on train operator websites or the National Rail<\/a> Enquiries for the latest information.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tLatest London news\t\t\t<\/p>\n To get the latest news from the capital, visit Metro’s London news hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tPrefer us to the others? Then tell Google!\t\t\t<\/p>\n As a loyal Metro reader, we want to make sure you never miss our stories when searching for your news. Whether it is the latest politics news explained, live football coverage or a showbiz scoop.<\/p>\n Click the button below and tick Metro.co.uk to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/p>\n \nAdd us as a Preferred Source<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \t\t Network Rail issued a scathing reminder to drivers after the incident, saying they should know the height of their vehicles and the loads and plan routes accordingly \u2018so that infrastructure isn\u2019t put at risk in this way.\u2019 <\/p>\n National Rail said: \u2018Please check before you travel as services along this route may start or terminate from either side of Nuneaton or Rugby, or will not run the full journey. <\/p>\n \u2018Where possible, trains will divert via Birmingham<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more stories like this, check our news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Headshots-1-78d4.jpg\")
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