One man dead after early morning tanker rollover on Grimsby QEW

One man has been killed following a tractor trailer rollover on the QEW Toronto bound early Saturday morning in Grimsby.

In a statement on X, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say the 67-year-old man from Belle River driving the tanker rolled over into a ditch around 1:30 a.m.

Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision: #QEW WB at Christie St. #Grimsby.
– Time of call: 01:36am.
–#NiagaraOPP are on scene investigating a single motor vehicle collision resulting in one fatality.
-A commercial motor vehicle tanker trunk carrying malt and water collided in the right… pic.twitter.com/g6Ec44hpSP

— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) August 2, 2025

Authorities pronounced the driver dead at the scene.

The body has not yet been removed from the vehicle.

Toronto bound lanes on the QEW near Christie Street have been closed for most of the day.

OPP Const. Taylor Konkle tells CHCH News the highway remains closed, although they are hoping to reopen the Toronto bound portion of the highway around 4 p.m.

“Right now, due to the impact and collision, some of the metal of the truck was twisted, causing us an issue of getting the tractor trailer out of the ditch,” said Const. Konkle.

Officials say the cause of the crash is still undetermined.

They add that the commercial tanker was carrying malt and water, and that there is no concern for the environment.

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