Deadly crash results in partial closure of two Toronto highways during rush hour
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The westbound lanes of the Gardiner Expressway have been shut down at York Street after three dump trucks collided, leaving one driver dead.
The westbound lanes of the Gardiner Expressway and a stretch of the southbound Don Valley Parkway have been shut down after three dump trucks collided, leaving one driver dead.
Toronto police said the crash happened around 2:17 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the Gardiner near Spadina Avenue.
One of the trucks caught fire, police said, and the driver was in medical distress following the crash.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the injured driver, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Toronto Paramedic Services said.
Toronto police identified the driver who died as a man in his 50s.
The fire was quickly contained, Toronto Fire said.
The cause of the collision is not yet known.
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