The police are investigating after a commercial flatdeck struck the CP Rail overpass on the TransCanada Highway in Langley Thursday.
The B.C. Highway Patrol said the strike happened Thursday, March 19, at 2:52 p.m., when a white, eastbound flatdeck truck with a crane boom struck the CPKC Rail overpass between Glover Road and 232 Street.
“We know that the truck stopped briefly before leaving the scene, but the driver did not meet the legal obligation to wait for police or report the incident,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin, with BC Highway Patrol. “There was a small amount of visible damage to the overpass. The Ministry of Transportation and Transit was called in to make sure the overpass was still structurally safe.”
After making the incident public, the police were contacted by the driver.
“The truck driver did not wait for police at the scene, which is the ideal, but subsequently reached out to police, and is cooperating,” he said.
Highway patrol will work with Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) to follow up on options for enforcement but still wants to hear from witnesses and anyone who has dashcam footage.
Anyone who saw the strike is asked to contact Highway Patrol’s Burnaby office at 604-526-9744 and quote file (1003) 2026-854.
On March 10, the province announced a new “overheight-detection system” being installed in Chilliwack as a test site for the technology at the No. 3 Road overpass.
“Overheight collisions are entirely preventable,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Transportation and Transit. “This new system will help ensure overheight commercial drivers get advanced warning before reaching the overpass.
The Chilliwack location was chosen for a new detection system after six crashes were reported there since 2021, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Transit.
Langley’s rail overpass was struck in April and again in November of 2025. Most vehicle overpasses have been raised over the years. The railway overpass has a 4.4-metre clearance, far less than the minimum 5.2 metres modern standards require. It is due to be replaced with a new span that allows more headroom.
– With files from reporter Jennifer Feinberg, Black Press Media