Mr. Wu, a motorist driving behind the truck, said: ‘This highway has a restriction where the maximum width of any vehicles should not exceed 6.8 metres.

‘It’s been snowing the past few days and the lorry slipped out of the road when he took a turn and now it gets stuck, blocking the traffic completely.’

Authorities deployed three towing trucks to retrieve the large vehicle, which reportedly had to be cut in half. It took three days to finally pull it up due to its size and the road’s width. Traffic through the road has returned to normal, local media reported.

The vehicle was eventually pulled back onto the road at 4:00pm local time on January 3.