A LORRY in Launceston’s town centre has left slightly lighter than when it arrived following an unfortunate incident with some scaffolding.

A van passing through the town square has been damaged after colliding with some scaffolding on Broad Street.

Evelyn Moore was in the area when the collision took place, saying she was alerted to the incident from the “scraping sound” which echoed around the town centre.

Speaking to the Post, she said: “I was made aware of it simply from the horrendous noise it made on impact to the van and the pole scraping down the side!”

Following the incident, the driver of the van said he didn’t see the pole positioned near the road, despite a cone being hung from it.