Truck dumps white paint all over Montreal highway, stopping traffic

Truck spills white paint all over Montreal highway A truck spilled a large amount of white paint all over Highway 40 east in Montreal during morning rush hour.

A truck dumped white paint onto a Montreal highway Tuesday morning, created a huge mess and causing a traffic jam.

Watch the video above to see the mess.

The incident happened just before 8 a.m., closing Highway 40 east in Montreal between Cote-Vertu and Cavendish Blvd. during the morning rush hour.

The roadway remained closed for hours as the clean-up crew got to work. Officials from Transport Quebec  announced at 4 p.m. that the road had reopened to traffic.