In big bridge news, the counter on the How Many Days Since the Montague Street Bridge Has Been Hit website has been reset to zero.
Around 11am today, a truck struck the bridge in South Melbourne, which has a notoriously low clearance of three metres but is well signposted after more than 90 years of carnage.
Vic Traffic reported that the left lane was closed at 11.14am:
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SIGN UPThe left lane is closed northbound on Montague Street, South Melbourne after a truck struck the bridge. Police are directing traffic around the incident. Allow extra time with delays on the approach to the bridge. #victraffic pic.twitter.com/Lq3xcQ9Pyi
— VicTraffic (@VicTraffic) March 11, 2022
While past collisions have been almost comically contained, this one was messy. The truck in question appeared to have been decapitated by the bridge, with its contents on full display as one side lay wide open.
YEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
— Montague St Bridge (@MontagueStBridg) March 11, 2022
No 5 ways about this one...
I'M STILL THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD OF ALL TIME IN THE HISTORY OF EVER!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/DOD96Mo1zK
As usual, the dedicated admin of the bridge’s dedicated Twitter page had some choice words to share about the incident.
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