QEW reopens in Niagara Falls after dump truck hits overhead traffic sign: police

Hamilton

The Toronto-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way reopened in Niagara Falls after a dump truck hit an overhead traffic sign on Friday, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Toronto-bound lanes at Mountain Road were closed for roughly 2 hours

A damaged traffic sign.
A traffic sign was bent, warped and chipped after a dump truck with its bin up drove into it. (Ontario Provincial Police Highway Safety Division/X)

The Toronto-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) have reopened in Niagara Falls after a dump truck hit an overhead traffic sign on Friday, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

In a post to X at roughly 12:30 p.m., OPP said the northbound lanes closed at Mountain Road as crews worked to remove the damaged sign.

The dump truck had its box up as it drove down the highway, according to the social media post.

A picture from police shows the sign bent, warped and chipped from the impact.

OPP say the driver returned to the scene and will face charges.

Earlier this week, a dump truck with its bin up hit a pedestrian bridge that was under construction in Mississauga.

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