Logging truck overturns
on Highway 2, traffic blocked
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August 26, 2011 |
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A logging
truck, reportedly out of Kalispell,
overturned on Highway 2 near milepost
499 at about 10:11 a.m. Traffic is
expected to be blocked until well into
the afternoon,. |
By Mike Weland
bfnews.com |
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11:30 a.m: A
logging truck overturned on Highway 2 at
about 10:11 a.m. today, spilling a load
of logs across the highway and blocking
traffic in both directions for what is
expected to be several hours.
There were no injuries.
Currently, an Idaho State Police trooper
is on the way to the scene from Coeur
d'Alene to investigated the accident.
The truck was heading west when it ran
off the road overturned. Sheriffs
deputies, Bonners Ferry Police, Boundary
Volunteer Ambulance and Curley Creek
Fire is currently on scene.
Drivers traveling in either direction on
Highway 2 near the Montana state line
should attempt to find an alternate
route or find a place to stop and wait
it out short of the accident scene,
which is near milepost 79. According to
a deputy on scene, it could be late
afternoon before the roadway is cleared
and traffic is moving again. |
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