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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Wiltshire road becomes a skate park after it cracks and buckles

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Si Coburn is among skaters making use of the B4059 near Lyneham B4059 in Wiltshire, which has buckled dramatically. Photograph: Adam Hughes/SWNS

They are generally to be found in urban areas, using purpose-built skate parks or scouting out suitable flights of steps, handrails and concrete slopes to try out their airborne stunts.

But a country road in Wiltshire has become an unlikely draw for skaters, skateboarders, BMX and scooter riders after it buckled and cracked in spectacular fashion, creating undulations and angles perfect for spins, jumps and flips.

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