A Penryn resident has said a bus that became wedged on one of Penryn's main streets highlights a clear conflict between parking and public transport.

The bus became stuck on Helston Road at around 9.30am yesterday as the space between the wheel of a red Volkswagen Golf and a house on the other side meant the space was too narrow for it to pass.

Witness Simon West said: "After 20 minutes pedestrians attempted to bounce the car out of the way, but wedged it against the bus. The bus couldn’t move and they have had the road closed since."

A police spokesperson said a car had been "parked inconsiderately" and blocked the road, before being removed at around midday.

Mr West said: "It happens every week and there has been no action taken by the local council. There is a clear conflict between a severe lack of parking in Penryn and the need to provide public transport through overly-narrow roads.

"Yellow lines along Helston road would have a massive impact on us, the residents, yet preventing the buses from using the road would cut off an important public transport route. And it all hinges on a few centimetres of parking space."