A Driver Was Just Killed By A Road Sign That Collapsed On His Car On The QEW

He was in the Burlington area heading towards Toronto.

A Driver Was Just Killed By A Road Sign That Collapsed On His Car On The QEW
A Driver Was Just Killed By A Road Sign That Collapsed On ...
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A driver from Niagara Falls has died after a tragic incident on the Queen Elizabeth Way on Tuesday night.

According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the 46-year-old man was driving towards Toronto near Nikola Tesla Boulevard in the Burlington area on the QEW when "an excavator in a construction zone struck an overhead road sign causing it to collapse and fall onto the roadway," striking his vehicle.

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According to reports by CP24, the passenger compartment of the vehicle was entirely crushed, killing the driver instantly.

The QEW remains closed for removal, cleanup, and ongoing investigation — all lanes should be open by around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, say OPP.

Police say that they will provide more updates about the incident as they become available.

  • Abby Neufeld was a writer at Narcity Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Professional Communications at the University of Victoria. Her past work has been published in The Toronto Star, Bitch Media, Canadian Dimension, This Magazine, and more. In 2019, Abby co-founded The New Twenties, an environmentally-focused literary and arts magazine.