DRIVERS were left in gridlock after hay bales fell from a lorry in Broomfield Road, Chelmsford.
The incident happened on Tuesday at about 2.30pm, next to The Kings Arms pub on Church Green.
Five out of 50 bales fell off the lorry and into the road, which was travelling from Broomfield to Writtle to deliver the hay to stables for horse feed.
Police closed off the road for about an hour whilst the men from horse feed and bedding supplier Thorogood's moved the bales using a tractor.
The driver Mark, 28, has been working for the company for five years. He said: "I just saw them fall off in my wing mirror, I can't really describe to you the feeling I had when I saw them. Thankfully nobody was hurt and there was no-one around at that time."
Employer Frank Thorogood who arrived on site shortly after the accident to help clean up, said: "I am very sorry for anyone who was held up along the road."
