Police are investigating after a driver headed the wrong way down the Gardiner Expressway, drove into a construction site and fell into a hole causing the vehicle to flip and land on its roof.
Toronto police said a hazard was initially reported around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday on the Gardiner, between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue, when a vehicle was seen travelling westbound in the eastbound side of the expressway.
Drivers were warned to use “extreme caution” in the area as police vehicles rushed to respond.
Duty Insp. Brian Maslowski told reporters a grey Honda drove through a closed off construction site, smashed through the gate, and went through a large opening of the raised portion of the expressway.
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Maslowski said the Honda then drove into a large hole and flipped upside down.
Nobody was injured in the incident.
A man in his 30s was arrested for impaired driving, Maslowski said. However, police later clarified to Global News the driver was not charged with impaired driving, and is instead being charged with dangerous operation. It’s not clear if more charges will be laid.
“It’s an incredible drop,” Maslowski said. “This person is very fortunate, at least in that portion, for not having any injuries.”
It’s unclear how the driver made it onto the roadway. He said the driver was found outside of the vehicle, standing, when officers responded.
“We’re also looking at this person’s driving behaviour before this incident,” Maslowski said, adding if anyone has any information or any dashcam footage of the area at the time of the incident to contact police.
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