Early Sunday morning the white Toyota Corolla in this photo left the road and collided with the Enbridge Gas equipment located at 5115 County Road 31 in Glen Becker. There were no injuries sustained, but the vehicle suffered heavy front-end damage, and Enbridge crews were still on site as of Wed., April 1. The driver of the vehicle was charged with careless driving. See page 6 for the full story. Tinkess Photo
GLEN BECKER – On March 29, 2026, at approximately 3:45 a.m. members of the South Dundas Fire and Rescue were responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision on County Road 31.
Upon their arrival, fire crews found a single vehicle had left the roadway and entered the Enbridge compound, striking some piping within the facility. The location of the incident was at Enbridge’s Morrisburg Town Border Station in Glen Becker. The facility is located at 5115 County Road 31.
The driver of the vehicle was not on scene when the fire crew arrived.
There was significant damage to the front end of the vehicle, which was later identified as a white, four-door Toyota Corolla S. The vehicle was wedged underneath a section of the Enbridge infrastructure, which itself was damaged and venting. Enbridge was advised as well as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Fire crews remained on scene to monitor the situation until Enbridge’s arrival and remained there while Enbridge stabilized the situation.
Upon their arrival, Enbridge crews confirmed a damaged gas line and subsequently isolated the service to that line and the site was made safe. Fire crews were released by Enbridge and returned to station at approximately 6:15am.
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police attended the scene at approximately 5:55 a.m. Their investigation revealed that the vehicle driven by a 21 year old male driver from Ottawa had left the roadway, entered the fenced compound and struck the Enbridge equipment, damaging the gas lines and causing a gas leak. As a result of the investigation the driver of the vehicle was charged with careless driving.
According to Jennifer Clements, Communications Specialist with Enbridge, natural gas service has not been impacted and customers continue to be served.
“Safety is our first priority,” advised Clements in an email exchange. “We have mobilized additional resources to complete repairs and plans are underway to clear the site.”
As of Wednesday morning Enbridge crews were still on scene at the site of the collision as well as at a secondary location further south on County Road 31 where pressure reduction equipment was being utilized.
No estimate was available at the time of publication for the damage to the vehicle or the Enbridge equipment. Repairs are ongoing and according to South Dundas CAO and acting Fire Chief Ben de Haan, Enbridge has been very proactive communicating with them.
“South Dundas has offered to work with Enbridge if any service outages need to be communicated to the community,” said de Haan.
Terry Tinkess is a professional photographer, educator and journalist. He has been making a living with a camera and keyboard since 1999 and has been featured in such publications as The Ottawa Citizen, Cornwall Standard Freeholder, The Globe and Mail, The Miami Herald, Ottawa Construction News, The Ontario Construction Report, Ontario Home Builder Magazine, Reed Construction Data, Canadian Potato Business and most recently, The Record and Eastern Ontario AgriNews. Terry lives in Ingleside, Ontario with his wife Brenda, Mia the anxious Pittie and cats Wally and Chubbers.
