Collision between semi, overpass backs up traffic on Portage Avenue near Polo Park
Traffic had returned to normal by 3:30, Winnipeg police say
A segment of westbound Portage Avenue in Winnipeg was blocked Tuesday afternoon after a semi truck apparently hit an overpass near Polo Park mall.
Traffic was backed up for several blocks in the area mid-afternoon, but Winnipeg police said in an email sent around 3:30 that traffic had returned to normal.
A semi with a badly damaged shipping container could be seen just west of the overpass near Empress Street, in front of the Earl's restaurant.
Gail Archer-Heese said she was travelling westbound, approaching Polo Park, when she saw traffic trying to merge out of the middle lane at around 2:30 p.m.
"I thought there was a deer on the road," she said. "But then we looked up and there was debris hanging from the bridge all the way down."
Police said in their email no injuries were reported, and there were no other safety concerns around the collision.