Overturned lorry closes busy NI road - recovery operation will take an hour

A recovery operation will soon be underway to recover an overturned lorry.

According to TrafficwatchNI the lorry overturned on the "A28 #Armagh Road, #Newry" and "recovery of the lorry has been planned for approx. 08:15".

The overturned lorry blocking the road this morning - PSNIplaceholder image
The overturned lorry blocking the road this morning - PSNI

The Tweet adds that the roundabout "will be CLOSED during recovery and it is expected to take approx. 1 hour".

Meanwhile the "#A1 North Bound off slip will also be closed".

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