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CTV News
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Car flips on side, catches fire following multi-vehicle collision on Gardiner
A multi-vehicle collision resulted in one vehicle landing on it's side and catching fire on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto. (Cassidy Powell / Chopper 24) Several lanes of the Gardiner Expressway are closed after a car flipped on its side and caught on fire following a multi-vehicle collision Tuesday evening. Toronto police say the crash happened at around 5:40 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the Gardiner near Yonge and Lower Jarvis streets. In a post on social media, police said one vehicle flipped over and caught fire. No information about injuries is available at this time. Video shared with CTV News Toronto shows at least five vehicles involved in the collision. Several people can be seen getting out of the vehicles and attempting to help others out. Chopper 24 captured several charred vehicles up against the shoulder after the fire had been put out. Fire and police services are on the scene and all westbound lanes are stopped and only one eastbound lane remains open. The southbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway are also closed at the Richmond Street exit.
CBS News
10-06-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Car catches fire after collision with big rig on Grass Valley highway
GRASS VALLEY — A driver was hospitalized with major injuries following a collision with a big rig on a Grass Valley highway, officials said Tuesday. California Highway Patrol's Grass Valley division said it happened around 2:15 p.m on the Golden Center Freeway (Highway 49) near Dorsey Drive. Firefighters responded to the scene due to the car catching fire from the collision. CHP said the driver was able to exit the burning car on his own and was alert. Photos from the scene released by CHP show the car crashed into the back of the big rig's trailer. The entire front end of the car, up to the windshield, was heavily damaged and stuck underneath the back end of the trailer, which was also damaged in the fire. California Highway Patrol Grass Valley The driver of the big rig was not injured. Golden Center Freeway was temporarily shut down south of Dorsey due to the crash and fire. Traffic was eventually able to pass through the center divider while officials worked to clear the scene. The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.
