Truck collides with railway bridge in Montreal's east end

A truck collided with a railway bridge in Montreal's east end, closing Notre-Dame Street East to traffic between Dickson Street and Pie-IX Boulevard during rush hour Wednesday morning.

The collision occurred at around 8 a.m.on Notre-Dame near Ste-Catherine Street in the MercierHochelaga-Maisonneuveborough.

The truck driver, a man in his early30s,was hauling a boom lift on a flat-bed trailer. The lift did not fit under the bridge, leading to the collision.

The truck stopped instantly upon hitting the structure and the motorist following the truck was unable to brake in time, slamming into the back of the truck, said Montreal police spokesperson Const.CarolineChvrefils.

The man driving the truck was thrown into the windshield. He was taken to hospital with a minor head injury, she said.A female motorist, also about 30 years old, in the car behind was treated at the scene for shock.