Kemnay bridge claims another trailer
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This article was published 26/06/2023 (1012 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A semi-truck driver failed to heed the many warning signs placed at both sides of the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in Kemnay over weekend and demolished their trailer as a result.
This accident took place around 7 p.m. Saturday, with images of the wreckage circulating over social media thanks to passing motorists.
These images show the remains of a semi-trailer totally embedded into the train trestle bridge right next to a big yellow sign that spells out the structure’s 3.7-metre clearance requirement.
However, the truck itself appears to be largely undamaged in the crash, having easily slipped under the elevated bridge that’s located roughly 10 kilometres west of Brandon.
The truck and trailer both bore the name of “High Level Industrial Cleaning,” a cleaning company based out of Kitchener, Ont.
A Manitoba RCMP representative told the Sun on Monday that the 52-year-old semi driver, from Ontario, was ticketed under the Highway Traffic Act for careless driving. He received a $672 fine.
Back in February, another semi driver wrecked their cargo by failing to obey the flashing lights that direct certain motorists to take a detour around the bridge, resulting in a $202 fine.
In 2018, a 35-year-old semi driver from Surrey, B.C. made a similar mistake and spilled $100,000 worth of frozen pork onto the road. He received a $203 fine.
The Kemnay bridge has become an infamous Westman fixture because of its low clearance, which has led to many accidents over the decades.
A November 2016 editorial from the Sun points to a particularly eventful week in 1998 when the bridge was the scene of three different collisions, including one scenario involving a semi-trailer carrying 48 horses. Three of these horses were ultimately killed because of the crash.
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