Drivers smash into railway bridges every five hours costing £13m in repairs and 183,319 mins of train delays

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Stats produced by Network Rail this week revealed that some 1,706 vehicles collided with a bridge between 2025 and 2026 as it urged drivers to 'know the height of their vehicle'.

Published: 16:35 GMT, 15 November 2026 | Updated: 16:47 GMT, 15 November 2026

Drivers smash into railway bridges every five hours on average in Britain - costing £13million in repairs and more than 180,000 minutes of delays.

Stats produced by Network Rail this week revealed that some 1,706 vehicles collided with a bridge between 2025 and 2026 as it urged drivers to 'know the height of their vehicle'.

The body used new technology to identify 'bridge strikes' when and where they happen.

It found that a bridge on Watling Street, Leicestershire, was the most struck of any this year after being hit 26 times - the equivalent of once every two weeks.

Bridges on Stuntey Road in Ely and Stonea Road, Cambridgeshire, were meanwhile struck 24 and 23 times respectively.

It was revealed that a bridge in Britain is hit by a vehicle every five hours, causing a staggering 183,319 minutes of delays for passengers and around £13.25million in delays.

But years gone-by have produced even more concerning figures. Between 2021 and 2022, 1,864 vehicles clipped or properly struck railway bridges. Meanwhile, 2024-25 saw 1,666 such incidents.

Network Rail has vowed to work with local authorities to fit new height-warning signs and road markings to alert drivers to dangers.

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