A collision in Quinte West caused damage to a CN rail overpass late Monday afternoon, closing a road and stopping traffic over a rail line, for a time.
Emergency crews were called to the scene on Trenton Street just after 4:30 p.m. to find a dump truck detached from its box.
According to a witnesses, the truck struck the CN overpass with it’s box upright as it passed under the bridge heading north.
The city of Quinte West sent out a news release late Monday evening saying that Trenton Street was closed in both directions from Frankford Crescent to the nearby roundabout to deal with the collision.
The municipality said when the truck struck the overpass, concrete was spilled over the street.
According to Hannah Brown, community engagement officer with Quinte West, rail traffic has since been running over the bridge intermittently on Monday, but VIA Rail says trains were running normally by mid-day Tuesday.
Brown said Trenton Street remained closed Tuesday as CN engineers conducted a site inspection and made plans for repairs.
In a Facebook post published on Tuesday afternoon, the city of Quinte West said they expect the work securing the bridge to continue on into the week, and are hoping to open the street with lane restrictions by the end of the week.
They do not expect a the street to be completely reopened for another three weeks.
Quinte West OPP have charged a 59-year-old man from Trenton, who police would not name, with careless driving following the collision.
Neither CN Rail or Via Rail have responded to requests for comment.
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