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Another overpass has been hit by a truck in Metro Vancouver.
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Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, police were called to the Ladner Trunk Road overpass on Highway 99 in Delta after a southbound white Kenworth tractor-trailer unit hit it causing “visible damage.”
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The southbound lanes of Highway 99 were shut down, as was the overpass itself.
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Now the B.C. RCMP highway patrol is asking for witnesses and anyone with dashcam video to come forward.
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“We’re working with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation to ensure that the overpass is safe, and we’re asking drivers to avoid the area because delays will be significant,” said Sgt. Michael McLaughlin of the highway patrol.
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“If you are a witness, and particularly if you have dash-camera video of the events leading up to the collision, please call police.”
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A tractor-trailer damaged this overpass at Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 99 on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026.The truck driver stopped at the scene, and highway patrol officers are working with commercial vehicle safety and enforcement officers to figure out what caused the overpass strike.
The crash was the eighth overpass strike in B.C. this year and the 85th such strike since the B.C. Transportation Ministry began keeping a tally in late 2021.
Anyone with information or video is asked to call the highway patrol Burnaby office at 604-526-9744.
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