Traffic was snarled on Highway 6 Thursday morning after a semi trailer truck hauling disposal-sized bins overturned on its side.
The incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. 1.5-kilometres west of the Village of Lumby.
“The driver was eastbound when it he entered a 90-degree bend on the road, and he may have been going too fast,” said Lumby RCMP Cpl. Trevor Tribes.
“The weight (of the load) shifted, resulting in a mechanical failure, and the truck ended up on its side.”
The load, featuring mostly waste wood products such as broken pallets, ended up in the ditch.
A diesel spill resulted in local highway contractor JPW being called to put sand down on the highway, resulting in the highway being closed in both directions for about 10 minutes.
The driver of the rig was uninjured but was taken to Vernon Jubilee Hospital for observation. RCMP expect to issue a violation ticket in this matter.
