Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / A commercial big rig rolled over Tuesday morning in the 49000 block of Prairie Central Road in Chilliwack, knocking over a BC Hydro pole. Traffic was blocked in both directions after the accident.
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Truck rolls over, takes out BC Hydro pole in rural Chilliwack Tuesday morning
Jul 30, 2024 | 12:00 PM
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CHILLIWACK — A commercial big rig believed to be at least a five-ton truck, possibly bigger, rolled over on Prairie Central Road in rural Chilliwack Tuesday morning (July 30), resulting in damage to a BC Hydro pole and traffic disruptions to the east-west road that runs parallel to Highway 1.
According to scanner traffic, and a news tip from Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, Chilliwack Fire, B.C. Ambulance Service, Chilliwack RCMP, and BC Hydro were all dispatched for a vehicle incident in the 49100 block of Prairie Central. The call came in about 10:36 a.m.
A Fraser Valley Today reporter visited the scene and witnessed a commercial big rig on its side on the north side of Prairie Central Road.
Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Truck rollover on Prairie Central Road, with a Chilliwack Fire Department engine in the background.