For the second time this week, a driver has crashed into a highway maintenance truck in York Region. At about 12:45 p.m., a Ministry of Transportation truck was in the southbound lanes of Hwy. 404 north of Bloomington Road in Whitchurch-Stouffville as workers were patching potholes when an Acura slammed into the back of it, according to Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. James Zikos.
Both vehicles took substantial damage in the crash, he added.
The truck’s driver was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
On Monday, at about 2 p.m., a truck operated by Ministry of Transportation subcontractor was on Hwy. 400 between King Road and Aurora Road as workers were fixing potholes when a southbound tractor trailer crashed into the truck, spraying debris across the highway, according to the OPP.
The woman driving the maintenance truck was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The tractor trailer’s driver was shaken up but not hurt.
Northbound lanes of the highway were reopened by 5 p.m.
OPP Const. Dave Woodford said he understands people want the roads fixed but said motorists must take more care when driving around work crews.
“People are just not paying attention,” he said. “How they can drive into the back of these things? I don’t know.”