A41 closed until Friday at least!

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Shropshire Council have announced on their website this evening (27/7/16) that the A41 between Tern Hill and Hinstock will will remain closed for at least another 2 days.
They had previously announced here that just before 11:00pm last night, an HGV collided with a property (Fox House) at Shakeford, Hinstock on the A41. The house is currently unoccupied, but it has been significantly damaged and the road has been closed.  The HGV came to rest embedded in a supporting wall.  Before it can be removed, the building needs to be structurally supported, then made safe and the lorry removed before the road can be reopened.
The Shropshire Star reports that the lorry driver, in his 50s, escaped with leg injuries and was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital following the crash. Police say a second lorry is believe to have been involved in a collision and the driver of that vehicle failed to stop.
The official diversion route from the North is directing traffic at Tern Hill onto the A53 towards Shrewsbury, then onto the A442 into the Telford and Wrekin area, then onto the B5062 at Crudgington towards Newport, before re-joining the A41.  The diversion from the South is the reverse. There is also a diversion in place for local traffic along the A529 between Hinstock and Market Drayton.
The West Midlands Operational Patrol Unit for Shropshire have posted several pictures of the collision on their Twitter feed. The picture below is one of them.