"The next truck to get stuck under the King William Subway is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
"Please make alternative travel arrangements."
Whoever came up with that flyer doing the rounds in Bayswater should buy a lotto ticket - they were only out by a day.
On Tuesday afternoon a Western Power truck became stuck under the bridge after its tray mounted crane became wedged under the low lying girders.
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Gunna be awkward to explain that to the boss... western power truck stuck under the Bayswater bridge #perthnews pic.twitter.com/WdW46bXq0i
— Lisa Barnes (@Barnsy_Lisa) November 29, 2016
The fortune telling sign was spotted nearby in the window of the IGA supermarket in Whatley Crescent by the city's deputy mayor Stephanie Coates and posted online, just in time for it to come mostly true.
The bridge is notorious for trapping the unwary, with a flower truck getting stuck in 2014 and a rig carrying a skip bin full of soil rolling over under the span in 2015.
The bridge is now clear and traffic is flowing in the area again.
#KingWilliamSt southbound near #RailwayPde - truck crash CLEARED #perthtraffic
— Main Roads WA (@Perth_Traffic) November 29, 2016
So when will the next truck get stuck?
Maybe we should consult a structural engineer instead of a soothsayer...