{"id":873965,"date":"2026-08-28T01:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T01:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/873965\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T01:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T01:14:21","slug":"major-highway-closure-after-truck-rollover-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/873965\/","title":{"rendered":"Major highway closure after truck rollover in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Police say the crash has been cleared and that the highway was reopened shortly after 6:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

The original story follows below.<\/p>\n

A major highway closure is facing commuters in Toronto just in time for the afternoon rush.<\/p>\n

Ontario Provincial Police said just after 2 p.m. that the northbound lanes of Highway 427 are closed after a single-vehicle collision.<\/p>\n

A truck that was carrying stones rolled over, police said.<\/p>\n

A traffic camera capturing the scene shows stones strewn across all northbound lanes of the highway.<\/p>\n

There is a very heavy traffic backup in the area, with vehicles being diverted off the highway.<\/p>\n

Police said no injuries have been reported in the incident and Toronto OPP officers are on scene.<\/p>\n

Anyone who witnessed the incident was asked to contact the Toronto OPP.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPlease avoid the area and plan an alternate route,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear when the northbound lanes of the highway would possibly reopen.<\/p>\n

Updated: Collision on #HWY427<\/a> Northbound at DIXON ROAD\/AIRPORT ROAD, Toronto. All lanes closed. #Closure<\/a> #ONHwys<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/9UIrGejuxf<\/a><\/p>\n

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