A semi-truck driver in Minnesota appears to have ignored obvious warning signs about an approaching low bridge and pays the price.

The Cottage Grove, Minnesota police department shared some shocking photos of a semi-trailer crushed from trying to make it under a bridge that was much too low for the truck to pass under.

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The accident happened on 103rd St S, a small two-lane road that crosses under some railroad tracks, the old steel bridge has a marked height of 10-feet 4-inches, the average semi-trailer has a height of around 13-feet, that's a big difference, and the damage on the truck is clear.

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Looking at the route on Google Maps, you can see that the road has signs warning of the bridge height, the signs are even highlighted with bright orange flags. The bridge also has a stop sign, so there was plenty of warning and opportunity for the driver to take notice of the bridge's height and turn around.

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The Cottage Grove police report that there were no injuries due to the accident, the driver was apparently lost while making a delivery to a nearby business park and was not familiar with the area.

As you can see in the shocking photos, the trailer is likely a complete loss, no word about its contents and its condition, but one would assume that the load was also heavily damaged in the accident. The truck looks like it might be able to be repaired, but heavy damage is clear on the upper half of the truck.

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