Dump truck driver charged after pushing car onto Gardiner: police

Dump truck pushes car on Gardiner
Video posted to TikTok on March 23, 2021, shows a dump truck pushing a car up an on-ramp and onto the Gardiner Expressway.

By News Staff

Posted March 24, 2021 7:54 am.

Last Updated March 24, 2021 8:54 am.

A dump truck driver has been charged after pushing a vehicle a lengthy distance on a major Toronto highway, police say.

Video posted to TikTok on Tuesday morning shows the truck pushing a Mini Cooper up an on-ramp and onto the elevated stretch of the Gardiner Expressway in downtown Toronto.

https://twitter.com/TPSTrafficDC/status/1374665773105475591

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Toronto Police Const. Scott Matthews tweeted on Wednesday morning saying that the small car was pushed over half a kilometre and confirmed there was a driver inside the vehicle at the time of the incident.

He said the driver of the dump truck has been charged. Police have not specified the details of the charge.

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