Incident: Scaffold collapse
It has been reported by This is Kent that chaos was caused in Sevenoaks High Street (April 25) after a lorry struck scaffold erected over the pavement. The town centre was “brought to a standstill”.
Eyewitnesses report that the vehicle may have been trying to make the ‘hairpin’ turn from the High Street into London Road. One shopkeeper told TIK:
“We didn’t see it happen, we just heard a loud noise. Nobody has been hurt, which is the main thing. We’ve had to close and we’re sheltering in the back of the shop – the police have told us to stay away from the window in case the scaffolding comes down.”
The scaffolding was left standing and leaning over the road at a 15 degree angle. The lorry was beneath the scaffold and the emergency services were assessing ongoing safety of the structure.