Hitting Kemnay bridge nets ticket for B.C. trucker
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 25/11/2016 (3417 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
After yet another semi truck crashed into the low bridge in Kemnay, Brandon RCMP put out a notice to remind truckers to “abide by the signage posted” at the rail crossing.
Multiple warning signs, flashing lights, reflectors, turnaround areas and marked detour routes somehow aren’t enough for some drivers, who end up getting their trucks squished underneath the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge.
It’s a recurring problem — the latest on Wednesday afternoon — when a westbound semi-trailer collided with the bridge, becoming stuck underneath. This resulted in the shutdown of Highway 1A for approximately 4.5 hours, and traffic was detoured around the site.
RCMP officers attended the scene, along with Manitoba Motor Carrier Enforcement, Manitoba Hydro, CP Police and bridge inspection personnel.Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation personnel were at the scene as well asfireand ambulance.
Faramarz Kazemi Azar, 59, of Coquitlam, B.C., was issued a ticket for disobeying a traffic control device.
There were no injuries or other vehicles related to this event. Alcohol or fatigue was not a factor in this collision.
CP halted train operations and conducted a thorough inspection of the bridge. No structural damage was found and the bridge was reopened a short time later, according to CP spokeswoman Salem Woodrow. As part of CP’s bridge maintenance program, all are monitored under a “strict regimen of annual and special inspections.”
“CP continues to be concerned that commercial drivers are not heeding the warnings in place at this location,” Woodrow added.
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