Garbage truck flipped over after colliding with streetcar in Midtown Toronto
Posted July 26, 2022 9:12 am.
Last Updated July 26, 2022 12:31 pm.
Two people were sent to hospital with injuries after a garbage truck collided with a streetcar in Midtown Toronto on Tuesday morning.
The collision occurred on St. Clair Avenue just east of Yonge Street around 7:15 a.m. and resulted in the garbage truck tipping over onto its side and spilling its contents onto the street.
Our driveway this am, garbage truck hits streetcar pic.twitter.com/bBAECp2Wmv
— Doug Stephan (@FLPchemist) July 26, 2022
Paramedics told CityNews the two people in hospital have non-life-threatening injuries.
The eastbound lanes of St. Clair were closed between Deer Park Crescent and Yonge Street for several hours but the road has since reopened.
CLEAR: EB St. Clair has reopened approaching Yonge.
— CityNews Toronto Traffic & Weather (@citynews680) July 26, 2022
