Semi hits railway bridge on 97 Street near Yellowhead Trail

Police inspect the equipment on a truck after it hit a railway underpass on Wednesday Sept. 4, 2024. (Galen McDougall/CTV News Edmonton)

A truck hauling heavy equipment hit the railway underpass on 97 Street, just north of Yellowhead Trail.

It happened shortly after 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Edmonton police officers were seen inspecting the top of the excavator on the truck which had continued to 97 Street and the Anthony Henday.

The northbound lanes under the rail bridge were closed for a period of time, but police said no damage was done.