ONE MAN died after his car hit a flatbed truck on the Gardener stopping traffic westbound for five hours. Police photo.
Traffic was stopped for hours for motorists using the west-bound Etobicoke stretch of the Gardener Expressway due to a horrific car crash.
A 27-year-old man was pronounced dead following a tragic collision in the westbound lanes of the busy highway, near Royal York Road, shortly before 9:30 a.m. on February 3.
The man was driving a 2017 Honda Accord at a high rate of speed when he lost control and collided with a flatbed truck, according to Toronto Police.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
IT WAS A HORRIFIC scene as police investigated the crash site near the Gardener and Royal York Road. CTV News photo.
Police are trying to determine how the man crashed into the flatbed.
No other injuries were reported.
All westbound lanes of the expressway were closed from South Kingsway to Islington Avenue for several hours because of the collision. The roadway was finally reopened around 2:45 p.m., about five hours later.
The investigation is ongoing by members of Traffic Services.
Police are asking anyone with dash cam footage from around the time of the collision to contact Traffic Services.