A lorry caused disruption in Milton Keynes after toppling over on a busy road.

The overturned HGV blocked the V11, Tongwell Street, for several hours.

The large vehicle is understood to have fallen on its side at around 3.34pm on Monday (December 13), leaving the road obstructed.

Emergency services were called to the scene where a recovery operation was launched to get the road back open.

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Officers from Thames Valley Police's roads policing team were among the responders. 

Sharing images of the recovery to their social media page, pictures show the fallen lorry blocking the road before it was carefully lifted back into its usual position. 

Posting at around 7pm this evening, a force spokesman wrote: " An overturned HGV has been successfully lifted back onto its wheels after a lengthy recovered in Milton Keynes near Kingston. The V11 Tongwell Street will reopen shortly."

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