Speed is being looked at as a possible factor after a dump truck lost control on Highway 1 at 202 Street Tuesday morning, sending its pup trailer over the edge, where it landed on a busy roundabout.
Port Mann RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Rhonda McEwen said it was fortunate there weren’t casualties. Even the driver came out of this unharmed, she said.
Around 8:15 a.m., the dump truck pulling a trailer lost control, causing the trailer to go over the large concrete railing, dumping its entire load of dirt. At that time of the morning, the roundabout was busy.
Initial witness reports indicate the driver of the truck was speeding and may have seen he wasn’t able to stop, so tried to over-correct, said McEwen.
“But we are still in the initial stages of the investigation,” she said.
The area around the 202 Street roundabout was closed as police investigated and cleaned up the mangled trailer and dirt.
The freeway was closed at 200 Street until noon.