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Live updates after 'learner driver' Whippendell Road crash

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  • A learner driver reportedly smashed into a lamp post in Watford
  • Emergency services closed part of Whippendell Road at around 12pm
  • Pictures show the lamp post strewn across the road and car crumpled
  • The driver is not believed to have been badly injured
  • Delays have remained throughout the day as work to remove it continues
  • The electrical connection remained live, which complicated the clean-up process
  • Highways workers were waiting for a lorry-mounted crane to remove the lamp post
  • A small road closure remains in place near Sydney Road but traffic has eased

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