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Another overpass has been hit by a truck in Saskatoon. This collision occurred at the intersection of Lorne Avenue and Ruth Street, in the city’s Exhibition area on Wednesday afternoon.
According to a statement from the Saskatoon Police Service, “At approximately 2:30 p.m., police received a report that a semi hauling a trailer had struck the overpass at Ruth St and Lorne Ave.”
This is the seventh time an overpass in Saskatoon has been hit this year and the ninth time it has happened in the province.
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The most recent collision in Saskatchewan occurred on Highway 16 at an overpass near Borden.
The ninth overpass in Saskatchewan to be hit this year – and the seventh in Saskatoon, alone – is the overpass at Lorne Avenue and Ruth Street on Oct. 14, 2026. (Morgan Tyson/Submitted)
On Aug. 9, a collision at the Boychuk Drive overpass crash left a 27-year-old man dead.
In addition to overpass strikes on March 5 and March 11, two other overpasses in the city were damaged in collisions on March 22.
JUST NOW: ANOTHER overpass hit in Saskatoon. This is at the intersection of Ruth and Lorne. We of 2:52 pm police are on the scene, traffic is backed up https://t.co/cAW6PNMAnZ
— Mia Holowaychuk (@miaholoway) October 14, 2026
In a statement to 650 CKOM, the City of Saskatoon said, “The City of Saskatoon has inspected the structure and observed some minor damage. The truck has been removed and there are no traffic restrictions in place.”
The Saskatoon Police Service confirmed that the scene had been cleared by shortly after 3 p.m., Wednesday afternoon.
More to come…
