Second vehicle may have been involved in Glenmore Trail crash
Posted Apr 4, 2014 7:53 am.
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Traffic is now flowing again on Glenmore Trail but there could be more delays as clean-up efforts continue from Thursday’s crash involving a loaded semi-truck.
The crash happened just before 5p.m., south of the 11th Street overpass, between Deerfoot Trail and Blackfoot Trail.
A westbound truck carrying meat suddenly lost control, jackknifed and rolled onto the centre median.
The crash kept the highway closed for several hours.
Calgary Police finally managed to clear the area at 1:36 am.
“At the tail end of this, we realized diesel fuel was on the roadway, once the vehicle had been moved and that takes time to clean-up,” Duty Inspector Michael Watterston said.
“The damage had to be removed, they weren’t able to do the repairs, but they had to make it safe.”
At this stage, Calgary Police suspect a second vehicle was involved but they warn it is still early in their investigation.
Watterston said they’ve managed to rule out a hit and run.
“I don’t believe this is a case of a commercial vehicle that went out of control and crashed. There was a reason that it crashed, it was part of a collision,” he told 660News.
They’re also looking at the mechanics on the truck and looking into whether this could have been a case of an unbalanced load.
Despite several serious, recent crashes in the same area, he adds comparing this to previous collisions is like comparing apples and oranges, given weather was not a factor.
There is no word yet on whether charges would be involved in this latest incident.
The driver of the truck was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Gary Brooks, Division Manager with Carmacks Maintenance Services, said they’ll mobilize to clean-up the environmental concerns Friday evening and possibly Saturday.
“I believe that there’s some hydro-vac work that needs to be done and some reclaiming of soil,” Brooks said, warning Calgarians should expect lane closures.
A temporary crash-rated water barrier has been installed in the meantime at the scene of the crash.
“It’s highly likely that will stay there until we have appropriate forces to repair the area,” Brooks said.
He said given their stretched resources, it might not happen until after the spring clean-up.
He expects traffic disruptions to the area will be minimal as they work to restore it to its previous state.
