Nathan Reiter

Lethbridge Herald

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The City of Lethbridge is still awaiting final estimates after a semi truck hauling construction equipment collided with the underside of the Whoop-Up Drive bridge on Wednesday morning.

According to a news release from the Lethbridge Police Service, a semi-truck with a flatbed trailer loaded with two excavating vehicles was in transit to a west side construction site when the driver made a wrong turn into Indian Battle Park and attempted to travel underneath the Whoop-Up Drive bridge. The equipment loaded on the trailer struck the bridge girders and eventually became stuck causing damage to both the excavating equipment and bridge.

As of press time on Thursday, the driver of the semi-truck has been charged with faili

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