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Truck rollover shuts down Mary Hill Bypass
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by tbphotos | June 5, 2008 at 05:57 am
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June 05, 2008, Port Coquitlam, BC.
The Mary Hill Bypass was shut down early this morning, even prior to the start of the rush hour, as a semi-trailler owned by Gulf Islands Cartage flipped over approximately 200 yards west of Broadway Avenue. The truck was travelling westbound, loaded with a railway shipping container. The driver of the truck failed to negotiate a curve, striking the concrete barrier at the side of the highway and rolling over. The police officer at the scene informed me that the driver suffered a broken ankle.. nothing else. The highway will be closed for several hours as police conduct their investigation and then get a large crane in place to upright and remove the wreck.
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at 09:14 on June 5th, 2008
tbphotos, thanks for your report from the scene,
at 09:37 on June 5th, 2008
Well done!
at 10:26 on June 5th, 2008
tbphotos, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I got stuck in that this morning!
at 10:35 on June 5th, 2008
I don't understand how so many trucks roll over. Are they that tippy? I used to drive out to Surrey and one morning there were TWO rolled trucks on a stretch of the 91 within a span of about 3 km.
at 12:58 on June 5th, 2008
So are the Police looking for his Cellphone and his phone records?
I'd wager a $100.00 that he was talking on a cellphone instead of paying attention to his job: Operating a several ton truck with "BOTH" hands and giving it all due attention.
I have lost count how many truck drivers are busy yapping on the phone with one hand while driving with the other. Last time I operated one of these rigs, it still required two hands and your complete attention to keep from killing someone or yourself.
at 09:50 on March 5th, 2009
I stick to the sytrain, it gets crowded, but you get there fast and it good gas wise and much safer "knock on wood"
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