The sun was to blame for a tractor-trailer jumping the curb and taking out a light standard by Byrne Creek Secondary School Monday afternoon, according to the Burnaby Fire Department.
The department got a call about the single-vehicle crash at about 2 p.m., assistant fire chief Rick Weir told the NOW.
“He said he got sun in his eyes,” Weir said of the driver – the vehicle’s only occupant. “He bounced against the curb and went up and over … He was checked over by BCEHS (B.C. Emergency Health Services) and released.”
The accident shut down southbound lanes on Griffiths Street between 10th and 14th avenues for more than two hours.
