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Truck falls into Toronto’s Don River after losing control on highway

A vehicle loses control on Highway 401 and falls over the guardrail, landing in the Don River. Ontario Provincial Police

A single-vehicle collision in Toronto left a pickup truck stranded in the Don River Saturday morning.

Police received the call around 8:15 a.m. for reports of a collision.

According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the truck was driving westbound on Highway 401 near Leslie Street when the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The truck hit the snow embankment and went over the guardrail, falling into the river, OPP tweeted.

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It is unclear how the vehicle lost control or how many people were in the vehicle.

According to the OPP, only minor injuries were reported.

The driver was charged with careless driving.

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