Published: August 31, 2008
Juggernaut causes damage in squeeze through Burnham town centre

Town centre residents in Burnham-On-Sea looked on in disbelief when a huge articulated lorry was driven through narrow streets in the town, leaving a parked vehicle dented in the process.

A car parked at the junction of Victoria Street and College Street was left with a huge dent above its wheel arch soon after the huge lorry was taken through the centre of town earlier this week.

"The driver had presumably got lost or was new to this area or he would not have tried taking a huge juggernaut like this through tight street corners in the centre of town," one eyewitness, who asked not to be named, told Burnham-On-Sea.com.

"He managed to leave a significant dent in one car, which was parked at the junction of Victoria Street and College Street, and narrowly missed other vehicles too."

"It was ridiculous to even attempt to drive such a huge lorry through these streets."

"Since Abingdon Street now has restrictions on lorries using it, maybe similar limitations should be extended to other parts of the town centre too."

Pictured above are submitted images of the lorry navigating through the tight street corner in College Street and, beneath, the dented car in Victoria Street