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The strike was the 8th overpass strike in BC this year and the 85th since the Ministry of Transportation began tracking the problem in late 2021. BC Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage.",[173,174,175,81,176],"Highway 99 closure","Ladner overpass","overpass strike","Delta transportation",[178,179,180,181,182],"Highway 99 Delta closure","Ladner Trunk Road overpass","overpass strike BC","semi-trailer overpass","Highway 99 Ladner",{"type":184,"value":185,"toc":217},"minimark",[186,190,193,196,201,204,207,211,214],[187,188,189],"p",{},"A semi-trailer heading south on Highway 99 struck the Ladner Trunk Road overpass in Delta on the morning of Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Both southbound lanes and the overpass itself were closed while crews checked the damage, the Delta Optimist and Global News BC reported.",[187,191,192],{},"BC Highway Patrol received the call at 10:39 a.m. Officers found visible damage to the overpass, the Delta Optimist reported. The driver of the white Kenworth tractor-trailer stopped at the scene. Global News BC reported the truck was heading south near Boundary Bay Airport when it hit the overpass.",[187,194,195],{},"\"We're working with the BC Ministry of Transportation to ensure that the overpass is safe, and we're asking drivers to avoid the area because delays will be significant,\" Sgt. Michael McLaughlin of BC Highway Patrol said in a news release. \"If you are a witness, and particularly if you have dash-camera video of the events leading up to the collision, please call police.\"",[197,198,200],"h2",{"id":199},"the-eighth-strike-this-year","The eighth strike this year",[187,202,203],{},"The Vancouver Sun reported that the collision was the eighth overpass strike in BC in 2026 and the 85th since the Ministry of Transportation began keeping a count in late 2021.",[187,205,206],{},"BC Highway Patrol is working with Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement, the Ministry of Transportation branch that checks commercial trucks, to find the cause, the Delta Optimist and Global News BC reported. No cause had been made public in the reports of November 4.",[197,208,210],{"id":209},"who-to-call","Who to call",[187,212,213],{},"BC Highway Patrol asks anyone who saw the collision, or has dashcam video, to call its Burnaby office at 604-526-9744 and quote file number (1004) 2026-1918. The Delta Optimist, the North Delta Reporter, Global News BC, the Vancouver Sun, Daily Hive and RED FM all carried the request.",[187,215,216],{},"The news release pointed drivers to DriveBC, the Ministry of Transportation's road conditions site at drivebc.ca, for closures and delays on Highway 99, the Delta Optimist reported.",{"title":218,"searchDepth":219,"depth":219,"links":220},"",2,[221,222],{"id":199,"depth":219,"text":200},{"id":209,"depth":219,"text":210},[],"md",[226,229,232,235,238,241,244,247],{"question":227,"answer":228},"What happened at the Ladner Trunk Road overpass on November 4, 2026?","A southbound white Kenworth tractor-trailer struck the Ladner Trunk Road overpass on Highway 99 in Delta on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Police received the call at 10:39 a.m. The strike caused visible damage to the overpass and forced the closure of both southbound lanes on Highway 99 as well as the Ladner Trunk Road overpass itself, according to a BC Highway Patrol news release reported by the Delta Optimist, North Delta Reporter, Global News BC and other outlets.",{"question":230,"answer":231},"Was anyone hurt in the overpass strike?","None of the news reports from the Delta Optimist, North Delta Reporter, Global News BC or Vancouver Sun mentioned any injuries. The driver of the tractor-trailer stopped at the scene. BC Highway Patrol and Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement officers were working to determine the exact cause of the collision, according to the Delta Optimist.",{"question":233,"answer":234},"Who is handling the investigation?","BC Highway Patrol, which is RCMP assigned to provincial highways, is leading the investigation. Officers were also working with Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement, known as CVSE, the branch of the Ministry of Transportation that checks commercial vehicles on BC roads, according to the BC Highway Patrol news release carried by the Delta Optimist and Global News BC.",{"question":236,"answer":237},"What can someone do if they saw the collision or have dashcam video?","BC Highway Patrol is asking anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has dashcam footage of events leading up to it, to call the BC Highway Patrol Burnaby office at 604-526-9744 and quote file number (1004) 2026-1918. This request was made in the official news release on November 4, as reported by the Delta Optimist, North Delta Reporter and other outlets.",{"question":239,"answer":240},"How common are overpass strikes in BC?","The Vancouver Sun reported that the November 4 collision was the eighth overpass strike in BC in 2026 and the 85th since the BC Ministry of Transportation began keeping a tally in late 2021. That tally covers strikes at overpasses across the provincial highway network. The Vancouver Sun noted that strikes at this same overpass have happened before.",{"question":242,"answer":243},"Has this overpass been struck before?","Yes. The Vancouver Sun described the November 4 collision as 'another overpass' being hit, implying prior incidents on the same stretch of road. The North Delta Reporter has covered previous overpass strikes at this location. The BC Ministry of Transportation has tracked overpass strikes province-wide since late 2021, with 85 recorded as of this collision.",{"question":245,"answer":246},"What road is the Ladner Trunk Road overpass on?","The overpass carries Ladner Trunk Road over Highway 99 in Ladner, the southernmost of Delta's three communities. Highway 99 runs north from the US border through Delta toward the George Massey Tunnel and Vancouver. The overpass is near Boundary Bay Airport, Global News BC reported.",{"question":248,"answer":249},"Where can Delta drivers check if Highway 99 is open?","BC Ministry of Transportation runs DriveBC at drivebc.ca, which shows road closures and delays in real time across the provincial highway network. The BC Highway Patrol news release on November 4 directed drivers to drivebc.ca to check when the road would reopen, as reported by the Delta Optimist and North Delta Reporter.","2026-11-05T07:33:00-07:00",{"short":252,"long":253,"hashtags":254},"A semi-trailer struck the Ladner Trunk Road overpass on Highway 99 in Delta on November 4, shutting both southbound lanes. BC Highway Patrol is asking for witnesses and dashcam video. File 2026-1918.","On November 4, 2026, a southbound Kenworth tractor-trailer struck the Ladner Trunk Road overpass on Highway 99 in Delta, causing visible damage and forcing the closure of both southbound lanes and the overpass. It was the 85th overpass strike in BC since the Ministry of Transportation began tracking the problem in late 2021. Police are asking for witnesses and dashcam video: call 604-526-9744, file (1004) 2026-1918.",[255,256,257,258],"DeltaBC","Highway99","LadnerBC","BCHighwayPatrol",{"sourceName":260},"voche.me","A semi-trailer hit the Ladner Trunk Road overpass on Highway 99 in Delta on November 4. 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