DAWSON CREEK, BC: The Dawson Creek RCMP is investigating a collision that occurred during the early hours of Monday on the old wooden Bridge that crosses the Kiskatinaw River…

Police say a pickup truck driven by an Alberta resident slid off the road and collided with the historic curved wooden bridge on the Old Alaska Highway.

The vehicle continued down the side of the bridge and damaged a number of support beams. The vehicle was severely damaged but thankfully the driver escaped unhurt. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined and police continue to investigate.

An official from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure examined the damage and deemed the bridge to be unsafe and the bridge has been closed indefinitely. Caribou Road Services has set up barriers preventing access to the bridge.

Written and released by North District RCMP with edits by PJXM News.