A 318-YEAR-OLD listed monument at the heart of a community has been severely damaged by a lorry.
The Cross, which sits at the junctions of Cross Street, Sykes Lane and Wyke Lane in Oakenshaw, has suffered serious damage after a collision involving a HGV.
Part of the bottom of the structure has completely come away from body of the monument.
It is believed a large lorry caused the damage while trying to navigate the road and police closed Cross Street earlier today.
Several residents said they heard a loud bang this morning, with one woman saying the crash happened at around 9.30am.