Semi strikes Kemnay bridge
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This article was published 10/02/2018 (3004 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A truck driver was fined $203 on Thursday after his semi-trailer struck the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in Kemnay and spilled thousands of dollars worth of frozen pork onto the road.
Brandon RCMP charged Mubarak Khan, 35, of Surrey, B.C., under the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act for one count of disobeying a traffic control device, after he disregarded a set of flashing lights informing him to take a detour around a low bridge.
The RCMP was called out to the scene, located 8.5 kilometres west of Brandon, just before 5 p.m, and was later joined by fire and ambulance crews, CP police, Motor Carrier Enforcement and Manitoba Infrastructure.
Police say the semi-trailer, described as a grey 2016 freightliner, struck the bridge and burst open, exposing more than $100,000 worth of frozen pork.
Photos taken at the scene show the back portion of the trailer ripped open and a line of boxes littered along the road.
RCMP Cpl. Michael Boychuk said police were at the scene for a couple of hours, but crews were there cleaning up the mess well into the night. He said CP police may lay additional charges.
As many as half a dozen accidents involving trucks take place at the Kemnay bridge in a given year.
In November 2016, a semi-truck crashed into the bridge, despite multiple warning signs, flashing lights, reflectors, turnaround areas and marked detour routes.
The driver, who was also a B.C. resident, was issued a ticket for disobeying a traffic control device.
In January 2014, a man from Lethbridge, Alta., was handed a $203.80 fine after he drove under the Kemnay bridge and sheared the back off of his semi-trailer.
Despite the numerous attempts at warning truck drivers of the oncoming bridge, police remain perplexed as to why the accidents keep happening.
“Over time, those collisions have prompted all that signage there and I guess that really is the puzzling matter,” Boychuk said.
He suspects that drivers are simply not paying attention, but said he is still left scratching his head. “It’s like you’re looking, but you’re not actually seeing.”
In a written statement, a spokesperson for Manitoba Infrastructure said a senior motor carrier enforcement officer attended the scene at the request of the RCMP and performed a post-crash inspection.
“Staff confirmed all signs were installed and the automated height warning system was working,” the spokesperson said.
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