Yet another vehicle has crashed into a railway bridge on Lower Downs Road.
It is at least the sixth incident like it in a little over a year, with vans often getting stuck beneath the bridge.
South West Trains tweeted just before 4pm today to say a vehicle had struck the bridge, and may cause disruption to trains.
Within fifteen minutes they confirmed trains were back up to normal speed and no further delays were expected.
#Wimbledon NEW - a vehicle has struck a bridge at Wimbledon, through trains subject to delay/cancellation/alteration http://t.co/wKiZM2w3SG
— South West Trains (@SW_Trains) October 2, 2015
Just the day before, on Thursday, a white van became stuck underneath the bridge. Although this did not affect trains, drivers experienced traffic delays until it was freed.
Yesterday a van became wedged underneath the bridge, causing severe traffic
Similar incidents occurred in April and May this year, and August and November last year.
In May a delivery van was badly damaged after misjudging the height of the bridge.
While in April a removal van became a victim of the 7ft nine inch bridge
Last November, a car and trailer found that Lower Downs was a bridge too far, when the police and firefighters had to be called to help release the vehicle.
And, in August of last year, it emerged that not even a Waitrose van could make it through the bridge unscathed.
Some Twitter users have expressed confusion at the amount of times that vehicles have misjudged the bridge.
@MPSMerton déjà vu anyone?!
— Ravensbury Grove (@ravensburygrove) October 1, 2015
@MPSMerton again?! Why don't the drivers read the signs?!
— a bounds (@chessgorilla) October 1, 2015
@WimbledonNews Is it the same bloke every time?
— Steve Hudson (@steveh444) October 1, 2015
That's the question we're all asking, Steve. It's the question we're all asking.
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