It has happened again...

A heavy truck tried to pass from under the Aldo Moro bridge in Marsa at around 1.30 p.m., found it too low, and got stuck.

Last week, a heavy truck missing hitting the bridge by about 15 centimetres. Another truck hit the bridge in April, causing damage and a traffic mayhem all over the island.

Transport Malta said last week that heavy and large vehicles that surpass the limits set by law need to be escorted by a traffic policeman or a Transport Malta official and failure to do so could prompt legal action.

The escort is meant to guide the drivers through the roads to ensure, for example, that certain areas limited in height or width are avoided. But it was clear that the driver in question had not taken such precautions on Tuesday when he stopped just centimetres short of the footbridge in the busy Marsa road after he realised at the last moment his load was not going to make it underneath.