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Child injured after debris falls from Lively bridge into vehicle

Gélinas urges people with similar experiences to contact her
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Lively Bridge

The Ministry of Transportation is looking to ensure a highway bridge in the Lively area is safe after a frightening incident where a nine-year-old girl was injured earlier this week.

Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas made the following statement in the legislature about the situation.

“My office was contacted by Mrs. Sherri Allan regarding a frightening incident that her family experienced on Monday while driving in Lively,” she said.

“As they were travelling south on Main Street, going under the first of two highway bridges, debris fell from the bridge, smashing a hole in the sunroof of their vehicle, with falling glass cutting their nine-year-old daughter on the neck. Thankfully, her daughter was okay. It could have been much worse.” 

“They are not the only ones. I have been contacted by Lynn Gosselin and here is her statement: 'I too have been victim of a rock hitting my windshield from the overpass. Last Friday, my husband and I were hit by a rock on my sunroof.... I had the sunroof replaced yesterday and it cost me $1,300!'

“This morning I talked to the Minister of Transportation about those two bridges. It was confirmed that they are scheduled for rehabilitation next year, in addition to the scaling work that is under way right now.

“He reassured me that his ministry would work with the local MTO office to make sure that the two bridges are safe to drive on, and that Main Street underneath, will also be safe for all traffic.

“I would invite anybody else from my riding or around Lively, who has had a similar incident with pieces of the overpass falling on them as they were driving, or if they’ve seen an incident, to please reach out to my office so that we can coordinate efforts with the Ministry of Transportation.” 


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