Digital billboard comes loose over Veterans Memorial Parkway

A billboard hangs across lanes of Veterans Memorial Parkway, Dec. 5, 2024 (Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London)

A digital billboard came crashing down in London on Thursday afternoon after reportedly being clipped by a backhoe.

Emergency crews were on scene at Veterans Memorial Parkway near Gore Road where a large digital billboard came loose from an overpass and hung down blocking traffic.

Southbound traffic was backed up on Veterans Memorial Parkway - crews remain on scene cleaning up debris, and redirecting traffic.