A logging truck that lost its load in front of a Port Alberni hotel in February had nearly lost its load a couple of kilometres earlier, crossing a bridge over the Somass River.
Dash cam video reveals the 25-year-old driver from Qualicum Beach taking a corner off the Orange Bridge at Falls Street on his left side wheelsB次元官网网址攖he right side wheels in the air.
Charlie Starratt, Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department chief, was approaching Pacific Rim Highway from Falls Street when his dashcam caught the logging truck coming fast off the bridge. He turned left and followed the truck, watching in horror when the truck turned right onto Stamp Avenue from Roger Street and tipped over.
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A woman driving a small sedan right behind the logging truck and in front of Starratt was able to brake and stay clear of the logging truck. Another woman coming through the intersection braked hard as logs tumbled off the trailer in front of her. She had two children in her car, Starratt said.
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Starratt said the driver didnB次元官网网址檛 feel the truck lose its balance or shift its load after coming off the bridge.
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The driver wasnB次元官网网址檛 hurt, but a 91-year-old man in a car that narrowly escaped the tumbling logs was taken to hospital as a precaution.
The driver of the truck was charged with driving without due care and attention under the Motor Vehicle Act.
