Mississauga man dead after transport truck falls through hole in roadway in southwestern Ontario
Posted August 24, 2023 10:46 am.
Last Updated August 24, 2023 11:15 pm.
A 59-year-old Mississauga man is dead after his transport truck fell into a hole in the road that was washed out by torrential rains in southwestern Ontario Wednesday night.
Provincial police and first responders were called to an area on Dundonald Road, 60 km southwest of London, Ont., around 10 p.m. for reports of a single-vehicle collision. When they arrived they found a transport truck that had fallen through a large gap in the roadway, the likely result of flash flooding due to thunderstorms that rolled through the region last night.
Police say the driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene.
#MiddlesexOPP were busy dealing with the aftermath of a significant storm that rolled through @SouthwestMiddl1 last night in @CountyMiddlesex and @CountyofLambton. Many Road closures in the area and some harrowing rescues with local fire as well #onstorm ^jh pic.twitter.com/2D6FGITIZ5
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) August 24, 2023
Police say it’s unclear at this time whether erosion below the roadway had been taking place over a period of time or if it resulted from a sudden influx of fast-moving water.
“Last night we had some unprecedented storms come through and the flooding was monumental,” said OPP Const. Jeff Hare. “We are experiencing other shutdowns as well due to flooding and the roads being washed out.”
Police say it will be several weeks before repairs can be made to a two-kilometre stretch of roadway between Buttonwood Drive and Carolinian Drive.
