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FEARLESS burglars who forced their way into a Winsford factory in a daring raid were scotched - when their getaway van got stuck under a bridge.
The gang smashed shutters to break into a marble kitchen top manufacturer.
In an elaborate break-in, the intruders, wearing gloves, dismantled security cameras and loaded expensive, heavy specialist equipment into a company van.
But their intricate robbery was foiled - when their getaway vehicle hit a railway bridge in the early hours of the morning and the roof got wedged.
An emergency recovery crew turned up to tow the damaged van away before the thieves had a chance to empty their loot.
They only had time to grab a few laptops and ran off before police arrived.
Michael Gilani, director of Excel Granite & Marble Limited, of Bradford Road, said: "The van got stuck under a bridge.
"It was a bit of a funny situation because someone from the caravan park in Moulton reported it and a recovery team came straight away. The burglars didn't have a chance to empty the equipment into another vehicle."
The gang smashed shutters to break into a marble kitchen top manufacturer.
In an elaborate break-in, the intruders, wearing gloves, dismantled security cameras and loaded expensive, heavy specialist equipment into a company van.
But their intricate robbery was foiled - when their getaway vehicle hit a railway bridge in the early hours of the morning and the roof got wedged.
An emergency recovery crew turned up to tow the damaged van away before the thieves had a chance to empty their loot.
They only had time to grab a few laptops and ran off before police arrived.
Michael Gilani, director of Excel Granite & Marble Limited, of Bradford Road, said: "The van got stuck under a bridge.
"It was a bit of a funny situation because someone from the caravan park in Moulton reported it and a recovery team came straight away. The burglars didn't have a chance to empty the equipment into another vehicle."