An eyewitness said the 44-tonne articulated lorry was removed at 23:45 GMT the same day.

BBC: Wedged Somerset lorry freed from village road

The 44-tonne articulated lorry's rear tyres have blown and it is resting on its rims.

BBC: Driver wedges lorry in Somerset village street

In western Wisconsin, an articulated lorry slid off a snow-covered highway and into the Red Cedar River, killing one person.

BBC: Snowstorm strikes US Midwest on way to east coast

Parts of the A151, A1 and A15 were closed because of incidents, including an articulated lorry that jack-knifed on the A1 at Colsterworth.

BBC: Lincolnshire Police called to crashes amid ice and snow

Now a motorcycle, with three passengers atop, begins to make its way like a giant spider through the tiny space between my car and an articulated lorry.

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