An investigation is underway into another overpass strike in Metro Vancouver.
A tractor-trailer hauling pre-formed concrete clipping the CP Rail overpass near Glover Road along Highway 1 in Langley just after 9 a.m.
BC Highway Patrol initially said two overpasses were hit.
Damage to the CP Rail overpass is minimal but debris on the road partially shut down the highway for a few hours.
B.C.’s Minister of Transportation confirmed to Global News that the trucking company’s entire fleet has had its licence suspended, pending an investigation, and that could take several weeks.
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“This is incredibly frustrating,” Mike Farnworth said.
“You really have to question what kind of stupidity is it in terms of not making sure that you are following the prescribed route. It’s never been easier…. The company needs to make sure that they are properly measuring the load, the shipper, before it goes on the road and the driver has got to follow instructions… because one thing I know, the overpasss are not lowering themselves.”
Global News has reached out to the trucking company involved.
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