Ontario Driver Charged After Raised Dump Truck Box Crashes Into Highway 400 Overpass - Beritaja
The Ontario Provincial Police opportunity a Brampton driver is facing charges aft a dump motortruck pinch its container up collided pinch an overpass connected Highway 400.
Police said the collision happened Friday astatine about 2:30 a.m. successful the southbound collector lanes astatine Langstaff Road successful Vaughan.
As of 8:30 a.m., those lanes stay closed arsenic constabulary hold for a span inspector to be and find the structural integrity of the overpass. Police noted the closure whitethorn beryllium lengthy arsenic repairs whitethorn beryllium needed.
Images from the segment show the dump truck’s bin nether the overpass pinch a acheronian scratch and a dent people connected the separator of the span structure.
Police said the dump truck’s bin was raised erstwhile it collapsed into the overpass. There were nary injuries reported.
A 32-year-old driver from Brampton has been charged pinch sloppy driving and having an “overheight vehicle.”
The on-ramp from westbound Langstaff Road remains closed, but the on-ramp from eastbound Langstaff Road is open.
Road Closure: #Hwy400 SB Collector lanes astatine Langstaff Rd. #Vaughan is closed.
Time: 2:35 a.m.#AuroraOPP is investigating a dump motortruck that deed the Langstsff Rd. span overpass. The container of the dump motortruck was up.
We are presently conscionable waiting for a span inspector to attend… pic.twitter.com/fDegmLeFSu
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) October 17, 2025
LANE REDUCTION: #Hwy400 SB collectors lanes astatine Langstaff Rd successful #Vaughan are closed pursuing a collision involving a dump motortruck and the overpass. No injuries reported. Closure whitethorn beryllium lengthy to facilitate repairs. Please scheme ahead. ^pia #AuroraOPP pic.twitter.com/vWLRJ3RsJG
— OPP GTA Traffic (@OPP_GTATraffic) October 17, 2025
UPDATE (7:05 a.m.): #Hwy400 southbound collectors’ lanes astatine Langstaff Road successful #Vaughan stay closed. On-ramp from westbound Langstaff is closed, but the on-ramp from eastbound Langstaff remains open. ^pia
— OPP GTA Traffic (@OPP_GTATraffic) October 17, 2025
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