Manitoba

Collision between semi, overpass backs up traffic on Portage Avenue near Polo Park

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 had returned to normal by 3:30, Winnipeg police say

A semi truck carrying a container whose entire roof looks like it has been entirely stripped off.
A semi pulling a damaged container could be seen west of an overpass near Polo Park shopping centre on Tuesday afternoon. (Travis Golby/CBC)

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."

Debris hanging on a bridge. There is a fire truck and some crews behind the debris.
Debris could be seen hanging from the overpass. (Travis Golby/CBC)

Police said in their email no injuries were reported, and there were no other safety concerns around the collision.