A sanitation truck fell into a sinkhole beside an apartment building on Weston Road near St. Phillips Road while unloading a portable restroom, plunging through the driveway into a parking garage below. Toronto Fire Services responded shortly after 8 a.m., and crews pulled the truck out of the sinkhole hours later. The driver escaped and no one was injured, and no vehicles in the parking garage were damaged. The collapse triggered the building's fire alarm, prompting many residents to leave their units temporarily. Engineers from the City of Toronto inspected the structure and found no concern for the building. The truck owner is responsible for repairs and damage costs remain undetermined.
Crews have pulled out a sanitation truck that fell into a sinkhole in Toronto on Tuesday. The truck went to unload a portable restroom beside an apartment building on Weston Road near St. Phillips Road, when it fell through the driveway into a parking garage below, according to Toronto Fire Platoon Chief Thomas Verhaeghe. Toronto Fire Services was called to the scene shortly after 8 a.m. The truck was pulled out of the sinkhole hours later.
No one was injured, the driver escaped and no vehicles in the parking garage were damaged. "You don't see this everyday," Verhaeghe said. "It is a parking garage. There could've been people walking to their cars, or driving underneath." The collapse triggered the building's fire alarm, which resulted in many of the residents leaving their units temporarily. Paul Pinnock, a resident, said the sight of the truck in the sinkhole was shocking.
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