Guac, Anyone: Hwy 401 Truck collision cooks avocados
Mississauga, Ontario – A transport truck caught fire on Ontario’s highway 401 corridor last weekend, rerouting an extra-spicy delivery of avocados to the surrounding atmosphere. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the transport truck may have ignited due to an overheated tire. No injuries were reported–just a bunch of free, but burnt, guacamole. In addition […]
Accident Prevention: Truck containing 30,000lbs. of diapers flips on Hwy. 401
Maitland, Ontario — Sometimes work stinks so bad you feel like someone just dumped 30,000 pounds of diapers in front of you—other times, work stinks so bad you are responsible for cleaning up 30,000 pounds of diapers in the middle of a snow storm. An overturned tractor trailer on Ontario’s Highway 401 near Maitland marked […]
No Help from Hyundai: Family left stranded as automaker’s roadside assistance failed to assist
Kitchener, Ontario — An Ontario woman says her family was stranded in 30-degree heat for hours and Hyundai’s roadside assistance failed to help the family get home. Shama Cunningham along with her husband Bruce and their daughter Jessa were driving home from their cottage in Trenton, Ont., when on Highway 401, their 2020 Hyundai Venue […]
Toronto Turf War: Two tow trucks hit with gunfire in North York
Toronto, Ontario — Who would have thought that towing would be such a dangerous career choice? As the GTA continues fighting a two-year tow truck turf war, Police investigate two separate shootings involving two tow trucks near highway 401 in North York Wednesday night. Police have said that several callers reported hearing multiple gunshots in […]
Congestion Curve: 2020 marks sharp declines in Toronto rush hour
Toronto, Ontario — Coronavirus-induced lockdowns caused annual traffic congestion to fall in most countries, including Canada, disrupting long-held traffic patterns like the dreaded morning commute to work, a report released last week showed. Traffic congestion declined sharply on roads in crowded cities like Los Angeles, Toronto, Bengaluru and Mexico City in 2020, said location technology […]
No casualties in massive pileup on Highway 401
By Barett Poley Bowmanville, Ontario — January 9, 2017 — Ontario’s Highway 401 is both famous and infamous. The road, running between Windsor and the Ontario-Quebec border, is famous for being one of North America’s busiest highway. It’s also infamous as one of the most dangerous roads in the country, especially the stretch around the […]
