A postbox has been ripped out of the ground by a reversing truck in a coastal village.
The incident happened in Roughton on Monday when an oil tanker filling the underground tanks at Roughton Service Station reversed into it.
Royal Mail pillar-type postboxes - which are usually made from cast iron and are buried up to a metre underground - are considered to be "virtually indestructible".
The postbox was struck by a reversing oil tanker (Image: David Russell)
But the box was torn from its foundations by the weight of the tanker and toppled over.
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A notice on the box read: "Out of service. Any mail for posting can be handed over at the Post Office counter within the shop."
It was rendered out of service in the incident (Image: David Russell)
It is unknown how long the postbox will be out of action and Royal Mail has been contacted for comment.
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