Downtown Calgary road closed after garbage truck hits bridge

A garbage truck, driving with its forks up, hit a bridge in downtown Calgary on Jan. 29, 2025. No one was injured, but crews are inspecting damage to the bridge.

Emergency crews have closed a section of a downtown Calgary street on Wednesday after a garbage truck collided with a bridge.

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Officials say the northbound lanes of First street are closed between 10 Avenue and Ninth Avenue S.W.

According to police, a garbage truck, driving with its forks up, hit the underpass around 6:15 a.m.

Officials say the driver was uninjured.

The Calgary Fire Department is assessing the structural integrity of the bridge and found a small crack in the beam.

Police say the road is expected to be closed for a couple of hours.