Refrigerator parts close hiway

EDMONTON — Giving a whole new meaning to the phrase, “meal break,” Highway 56 south of Stettler was closed for six hours last week after a mountain of old refrigerator parts spilled from an overturned semi-trailer, Stettler RCMP said Tuesday.

The trailer was four kilometres south of Stettler on Highway 56 on Nov. 23 when it veered onto the shoulder and overcorrected, causing the whole trailer to skid and roll. It tipped over and landed perpendicular to the highway, completely blocking traffic. The trailer’s contents — scrap metal, mostly old refrigerators, — spilled out onto the roadway, causing an unusual roadblock.

Tow trucks had to be called in from Red Deer and Drumheller and it took six hours to clean the whole mess up, said Stettler RCMP.

No one was hurt and no charges were laid.


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