Lac La Biche police and fire crews shut down traffic on a portion of Hwy. 36 today (Monday) after a tanker truck crashed into the ditch near the Ramada Hotel. But then re-opened the road a few minutes later. .
Following the crash, which took place at approximately 2:30 p.m., traffic from the south was detoured through the Christy Creek Road. Traffic from the north was detoured through Lac La Biche's Main Street and out onto Hwy. 55 west.
Just eight minutes after the initial call to halt traffic, police re-opened the road once the contents of the truck's cargo were properly identified. Initially police thought the truck was hauling pressurized butane. It is not known at this time what the actual cargo has been determined to be.
The driver of the truck was attended to by ambulance crews, but was not reported to have suffered serious injuries.
