Truck hauling prefabricated home hits B.C. highway overpass, snarling traffic
- A commercial tractor-trailer carrying a prefabricated home hit the Blundell Road overpass on Highway 99 in Richmond on March 19 around 9:45 a.m., causing major traffic delays for several hours.
- The over-height load fell off the trailer, damaging the windshield of a following pilot vehicle, according to B.C. Highway Patrol.
- Michael McLaughlin reported that there were no injuries and no visible damage to the overpass, but it will be inspected for safety.
- This incident marks at least the seventh overpass hit on B.C. Highways this year, according to the province's Commercial Vehicle Bridge/Overpass Crash report.
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Truck hauling pre-fab home hits overpass, pilot vehicle damaged
Canadian police are investigating an overpass strike that occurred on Highway 99 on Wednesday. According to BC Highway Patrol, the overpass strike was reported on March 19, 2025 at 9:45 a.m. Officials say that a commercial tractor-trailer carrying a prefabricated home was southbound on Highway 99 when it struck the the Blundell Road overpass in Richmond, BC. “A pilot vehicle that was following the tractor-trailer was damaged when the over-height…
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