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Villagers fear 'lives at risk' from lorries rat-running between A140 and A11
['Owen Sennitt']
Eastern Daily Press | News
Haulage firms have been travelling through Hapton along its narrow roads and tight bends in recent weeks causing several near misses, according to the parish council.
Two lorries squeeze past each other along the main road through Hapton(Image: Tharston and Hapton Parish Council)The lorries are also travelling past a primary school, sparking further concern.
Alan Arber, Thurston and Hapton Parish Council clerk, said: "It is a miracle there haven't been more accidents.
Hapton's water mill(Image: Newsquest)The parish council says it has written to haulage firms using the route in recent weeks, demanding their drivers stop passing through Hapton.
But the parish council argues its narrow C-roads are not suitable and has called for a weight restriction to be imposed by NCC.