Gardiner reopened after car crashed into firetruck near Islington

A vehicle crashed into a parked fire truck on the Gardiner Expressway near Park Lawn Road on Oct. 14, 2024. CITYNEWS/Bertram Dandy

By Dilshad Burman

Posted October 14, 2024 7:31 am.

Last Updated October 14, 2024 8:17 am.

All lanes of the Gardiner expressway reopened shortly after 8:00 a.m. Monday, following a collision between a fire truck and another vehicle.

Police tell 680 NewsRadio a fire truck was on scene of an accident on the highway near Park Lawn Road and was blocking lanes one and two when it was struck by the vehicle around 5:30 a.m.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital in serious, non-life threatening condition.

No other injuries were reported.

All westbound lanes of the Gardiner were closed at Park Lawn for more than two hours, but have since reopened.

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