* Damage caused to the Deeside railings and the bridge.
* A workman cuts off the globe on the damaged lampost.
A recycling truck collided with a section of the Llangollen Bridge in Castle Street earlier this morning.
The incident has effectively cut the town in two with the street completely closed by police and traffic being diverted around the town.
As a crowd looks on, the lorry is still lying across the middle of the carriageway and a number of people are complaining that they can't negotiate the bridge to get to their homes on either side.
Damage has been caused to the railngs in front of the seating area in front of the Deeside cafe bar and a number of large stones along the top of the adjacent bridge.
A lampost on the bridge has also been damaged and just after midday a workman in a cherry picker sawed off one of the globes at the top in what was apparently a precautionary measure.
Town councillor Stuart Davies has blamed the incident on what he called the "ever-moving" barriers of the 2020 project making it difficult for drivers to maneuver properly in the narrowed roadways.
Denbighshire County Council, which is overseeing the roadworks, has been asked for a comment.
Only yesterday the bridge was repaired after stonework was damaged by contractors working on the town's 2020 project.
A
spokesperson for Denbighshire County Council said: “This morning a private
(non- council) bin lorry was involved in an incident at the end of Castle
Street bridge near Dee Lane.
“The
bridge is currently closed to vehicles and pedestrians whilst the area is made
safe. The lorry is still in position.
“The council’s Bridges and Structures team are checking the structural safety of the
bridge and making a lighting column safe that has also been damaged.
“Once these assessments have been made, and if assessed to be safe, then the bridge can be reopened. The police are also in attendance.”
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