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Semi truck load hits overpass near Red Deer

A big rig driver was charged with hauling a load higher than permitted after the truck’s empty oilfield storage container struck the bottom of an overpass and came dislodged onto the highway near Red Deer on Thursday night.
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A big rig driver was charged with hauling a load higher than permitted after the truck’s empty oilfield storage container struck the bottom of an overpass and came dislodged onto the highway near Innisfail on Thursday night.

A big rig driver was charged with hauling a load higher than permitted after the truck’s empty oilfield storage container struck the bottom of an overpass and came dislodged onto the highway near Red Deer on Thursday night.

No one was injured and there was no structural damage to the overpass.

Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit said around 7:25 p.m. a semi winch tractor driver carried a load exceeding the 5.2 metre clearance of the Hwy 11 overpass and Hwy 2 when the load smacked the bottom of the overpass and came dislodged onto the highway.

The sound bound lanes were closed for an hour to allow for investigation, overpass inspection and removal of the storage tank.

The driver, whose name has not been released, was charged with hauling a load that was higher than permitted.