Dump truck with raised bin strikes bridge on Hwy. 404

A dump truck with a raised bin crashed into a bridge on a GTA highway overnight resulting in lane closures ahead of the Friday morning rush.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say the truck was travelling southbound on Highway 404 in Markham around 1 a.m. when it struck the overhead Highway 407 bridge.

Police say the bridge sustained some damage but engineers who were on scene deemed it to be structurally okay.

The bin of the dump truck was badly damaged, along with the rear axle. The driver was not injured.

OPP tell CityNews the driver is being charged with careless driving.

Police are reminding drivers to make sure they check the outside of their vehicles before any trip.

“Circle checks are very important,” says OPP Const. Timothy Dunnah, in a video posted to X. “Take a few moments to walk around your vehicle before you depart.”

The two right lanes of the southbound 404 were blocked at Highway 407 during the investigation. The lanes reopened around 6:30 a.m.