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Giant garbage pile ties up traffic on Winnipeg bridge

By Katie Dangerfield Global News

Posted June 28, 2016 9:36 am

Updated June 28, 2016 12:21 pm

1 min read

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Click to play video: 'Garbage pile stalls traffic on Winnipeg bridge' — WATCH: Global's SkyView1 captures the pile of garbage that tied up traffic on Queen Elizabeth Way Tuesday morning – Jun 28, 2016

WINNIPEG — A giant pile of garbage caused huge traffic delays along Queen Elizabeth Way in St. Boniface early Tuesday morning

Around 8 a.m., a garbage truck stalled on the outer northbound lane of the bridge turning onto River Avenue.

Although the truck was cleared, it apparently lost a load of garbage along the way.

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Crews worked to remove the large pile of debris and traffic was flowing regularly around 8:30 a.m.

The pile of garbage dumped by a garbage truck on NB Queen Elizabeth Way in the outside turn lane to River.. #traffic pic.twitter.com/785mcrjbqi
— Justine Routhier (@JustineRouthier) June 28, 2016

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