Home falls off truck, blocks B.C. highway
This photo submitted by Dean Taylor shows a mobile home that fell off a truck on a B.C. highway.
A mobile home fell off a truck on a B.C. highway Thursday morning, causing an hours-long traffic slowdown.
The unusual incident occurred on Highway 97 southbound near the Kelowna International Airport around 8 a.m., according to DriveBC.
The lane closure remained in effect as of 1 p.m.
A social media post about the odd obstruction prompted a flurry of comments – ranging from amused to outraged.
Multiple references to a popular '80s song were made, quoting the lyric 'our house, in the middle of our street' from the song by British band Madness.
A number of people commented on the housing crisis, wryly observing that people may be willing to move into the house 'as-is where is' given a dearth of other options.
But the dominant sentiment by far was bewilderment at how something like this could have happened at all.
CTV News has contacted Kelowna RCMP for more information and this story will be updated when a response is received.
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