Rusty lamp post crashes down, misses Thunder Bay pedestrian

A four-metre lamp post toppled to the ground outside Victoriaville Centre in Thunder Bay yesterday afternoon, narrowly missing a pedestrian.

Donald Gagnon told CBC News the lamp brushed his shoulder before hitting the pavement.

"We were just standing by the post there, me and my buddy, and it just fell over and almost hit me, he said.

"There was a mad rust build-up and we knew it was going down. It was just a matter of time. It was leaning over and it was kind of rusted, and I guess someone would know it's gonna fall down."

Passer-by Rosario Armenti said other lamp posts in the Victoria Avenue and Brodie Street area could also pose a hazard.

"They're so rusted, they're gonna fall down too."

Several other lamp poles near the intersection of Victoria Avenue and Brodie Street are visibly corroded at the base.