A truck driver has been charged after accidentally driving in the oncoming lane of the TransCanada Highway.
At around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, Steinbach RCMP responded to reports of a transport truck driving in the wrong direction down Highway 1 in the RM of Ste. Anne.
Police say the driver attempted a U-turn just east of Highway 12 but the vehicle jackknifed and became stuck in the roadside's soft shoulder, fully blocking both lanes of westbound traffic.
RCMP say The 53-year-old driver from Montreal, Quebec, was issued a $672 ticket under the Highway Traffic Act for Driving Carelessly.
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