Low bridge ahead! Tractor meets a sticky end after hitting overpass

Even owners of the largest vans or people carriers don't usually need to worry about the height of their vehicle – with multistorey car parks being the only time the majority of drivers are troubled by height restrictions.

But if you're driving an HGV, or worse still an HGV with an oversized load on the back, height is a very important consideration – and one that a driver in the Netherlands neglected, as you can see in footage caught on dashcam.