Truck hauling prefabricated home hits B.C. highway overpass, snarling traffic
Highway was blocked for multiple hours, but cleared before evening commute
British Columbia's Highway Patrol says another commercial truck has hit an overpass in Metro Vancouver, causing no visible damage but snarling traffic on Wednesday afternoon.
Police say the tractor-trailer was hauling a prefabricated home along Highway 99 when it hit the Blundell Road overpass.
Highway patrol spokesperson Cpl. Michael McLaughlin says a pilot vehicle's windshield was damaged after the crash. Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement and highway patrol are investigating.
McLaughlin says the truck remained on scene, and the driver and company "will be investigated."
The B.C. Highway Patrol says the overpass wasn't visibly damaged, but inspectors are "taking a closer look" to make sure it's safe.
Traffic was affected on the southbound lanes of Highway 99, but the crash was cleared up before the evening commute, according to DriveBC.
The B.C. government's tally of overpass crashes since December 2021 says there have been at least 66 such incidents, most of them resulting in fines.
A spate of recent overpass crashes prompted the B.C. government to take stronger measures to prevent them, including suspending a company's operating licence last year for repeated violations.