Napier Street bridge strikes again, shipping container sent flying
A shipping container was sent crashing to the road on Thursday afternoon, after yet another truck driver misjudged the height of the infamous Napier St bridge in Footscray.
An image of the aftermath posted to Twitter by the City of Maribyrnong, showing the entire lane blocked by the container.
The bridge was last hit in April, with a shipping container truck also involved.
A VicRoads spokeperson confirmed that "a truck hit the yellow height indicator" and that "the whole container came off."
VicRoads also said that the westbound lane of Napier Street had been closed so that the bridge's low clearance sign could be repaired, having been destroyed in the incident.
VicRoads was unable to say when the repairs would be completed and the lane reopened.
In July 2017, a shipping container careered off a truck, and smashed into a car behind, leaving three men with minor injuries.
No other cars were involved in the incident today.