A truck rolled over on Highway 427 near Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga on Monday afternoon, spilling its load. (Photo: OPP Highway Safety Division X)
Police tell drivers to expect “significant delays” for several hours on a busy highway beside Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga after a truck rolled over and spilled its load on Monday afternoon.
Ontario Provincial Police at the scene said there were no injuries in the single-vehicle mishap, which happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. on northbound Highway 427 just past Highway 409 and south of Rexdale Boulevard.
Two northbound lanes have been shut down to traffic and are expected to remain closed for several hours, police said.
Traffic is backed up at the scene immediately to the east of the airport as crews clean up the afternoon rush hour mess caused when a truck lost control, “completely rolled over” and spilled its cargo of “aluminum or …