Home falls off truck, blocks B.C. highway

This photo submitted by Dean Taylor shows a mobile home that fell off a truck on a B.C. highway.

A mobile home fell off a truck on a B.C. highway Wednesday morning, causing an hours-long traffic slowdown.

The unusual incident occurred on Highway 97 southbound near the Kelowna International Airport around 8 a.m., according to DriveBC.

The lane closure remained in effect until about 2:30 p.m.

A social media post about the odd obstruction prompted a flurry of comments – ranging from amused to outraged.

Multiple references to a popular ’80s song were made, quoting the lyric “our house, in the middle of our street” from the song by British band Madness.

A number of people commented on the housing crisis, wryly observing that people may be willing to move into the house “as-is where is” given a dearth of other options.

But the dominant sentiment by far was bewilderment at how something like this could have happened at all.

CTV News contacted Kelowna RCMP and the detachment declined to comment, citing an ongoing investigation.