THAT’S what happens when you take a short cut in an articulated lorry!
The lorry carrying 16-tones of onions was unable to negotiate the hairpin turn on Robin House Lane, between Briercliffe and Trawden, in 2008.
The lorry became wedged between a ford and a sharp bend.
Then, as the trailer tumbled over, thousands of onions were shed from the trailer onto the road and into the stream, leaving the lane closed for more than four hours as it was made safe and the vehicle was removed.
The incident led highways bosses to launching a probe after locals reported a lack of signs warning heavy goods drivers not to attempt to drive down the road.
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