Traffic is down to single-lane alternating on Trans Canada Highway near Sorrento while crews remove a semi-truck from the ditch.
A passing driver told Global News a semi-truck, filled with pork, slid of the road into the ditch. Roads in the area are reportedly icy.
Breaking news from Canada and around the world
sent to your email, as it happens.
Chase RCMP said the semi hit the ditch Tuesday night 18 kilometers east of the village. Police attended the scene, but have since left the crash site. Mounties couldn’t confirm if there were any injuries.
There’s no word on how long the vehicle removal will take, but the highway will remain single-lane alternating until it is complete.
More on Canada
- Life in the forest: How Stanley Park’s longest resident survived a changing landscape
- Bird flu risk to humans an ‘enormous concern,’ WHO says. Here’s what to know
- Mental health support still lacking 4 years after mass shooting: Nova Scotia mayor
- Buzz kill? Gen Z less interested in coffee than older Canadians, survey shows
Comments