Richmond overpass strike sends load crashing onto windshield

Richmond overpass strike sends load crashing onto windshield

A truck carrying a load of lumber struck an overpass on Highway 99 in Richmond Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

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Traffic was backed up for hours after the tractor-trailer lost its load, damaging a pilot vehicle behind it

Overpass struck along Highway 99 in Richmond

A tractor-trailer carrying a load of lumber struck the Blundell Road overpass along Highway 99 just before 10 a.m.

Commercial truck hits B.C. highway overpass, losing lumber load and snarling traffic – Energeticcity.ca

RICHMOND, B.C. — 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. Police say a load of lumber the tractor trailer was hauling along Highway 99 hit the Blundell Road overpass. Highway patrol spokesman Cpl. Michael McLaughlin says the trailer’s “over-height” lumber load damaged a pilot vehicle’s windshield after the crash. Commercia…