A giant crane was brought in to lift a lorry after it became stuck in a narrow lane in Cornwall.
The lorry was carrying 40 tons of seed when the driver took a wrong turn and ended up wedged between a house and wall in Forder near Saltash.
The cargo was emptied and the lorry cab taken away before the operation to recover the trailer, which itself weighed eight tons, was carried out.Â
Roads were diverted and around 30 homes in the village had their power switched off while the clearance took place, with the lorry finally being freed more than 72 hours after being trapped.
Local resident Colin Brown said: ‘Having a lorry stuck in the road here every 16 years is probably the most interesting thing that happens here.’
Fellow local Derek Pilgrim said last time they lifted the lorry right over the top but said: ‘It was a smaller lorry, this one is much bigger.’
A lorry became stuck in a narrow lane in Cornwall after the driver took a wrong turn
A crane was called in to remove the trailer, which is seen being lifted here, after it got stuck on a narrow lane in Forder near Saltash
The trailer, which itself weighed eight tons, was lifted out of the way during a removal operation
The HGV is seen suck in between a large house and a garden wall earlier this week
The lorry is seen here before it was freed more than 72 hours after being trapped
Dramatic drone photos show the HGV trailer being carried out on Wednesday morning
The lorry cab was taken away a few meters down the road before the operation to recover the trailer took place
The crane itself faced its own challenges in navigating the narrow Cornish roads to get to the trapped trailerÂ
The crane eventually arrived to help remove a truck’s container stuck on a narrow lane in Forder near Saltash
The crane was bought in by the lifting and plant hire company Macsalvors
The crane drove cautiously through the quiet Cornish town as it made its way to the trailer
PIctures show the truck being removed by a crane earlier today
The trailer, which itself weighed eight tons, was hoisted into the sky by the craneÂ
The lorry was finally freed on Wednesday allowing locals to continue with their daily lives