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Semi Rollover causes commuter chaos

28 February 2017

[caption id="attachment_16989" align="alignright" width="300"]Semi Rollover_B1J0181 Emergency crews responded to a tractor trailer that rolled and spilled its load just before the intersection of west bound Highway 1 and Paradise Road Feb. 21. West bound Highway 1 was closed for several hours while crews cleaned up the rollover. Photo by Jeremy Broadfield[/caption]

Emergency Crews responded to a semi-trailer that rolled in the east bound lanes of Highway 1 at Paradise road at about 3:20 p.m. on Feb. 21.
The truck spilled its load of gravel and sulphur onto the shoulder and ditch. Highway 1 East bound was closed into the evening as crews worked to clean up the scene.
Traffic heading East from the City of Calgary were detoured to Highway 1A and Glenmore Trail.
An RCMP collision analyst was called to the scene and police are continuing to investigate the cause of the rollover.