Toronto, Ontario — Drivers who frequent Toronto-area highways are more alert than ever, thanks to a recent viral video showing a dump truck pushing a Mini Cooper along the Gardiner Expressway.
Police say the dump truck driver pushed the Mini Cooper for more than half a kilometre. Plumes of black smoke can be seen in the video, originally posted to TikTok on Tuesday afternoon.
Const. Scott Matthews posted a video of the incident to Twitter on Wednesday, showing the big red truck pushing a Mini Cooper up an on-ramp and onto the major highway. Matthews said the driver of the Mini Cooper was “lucky” to escape with minor injuries.
According to Traffic Services Sgt. Murray Campbell, the incident happened just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, when the truck collided with the Mini Cooper in the westbound lanes of Lake Shore East, near Jarvis Street.
Following the collision, the dump truck continued up the ramp and onto the expressway, pushing the vehicle sideways the entire way.
Campbell says the dump truck was flagged down by passing motorists.
Campbell says the driver of the dump truck has been charged with “several” driving and commercial motor vehicle offences.
