Manitoba·VideoA semi-trailer was captured on video as it rolled into a Winnipeg street without a driver aboard, stopping traffic at an intersection in an incident a Canadian transport company says it’s now investigating. Transport company launches investigation into incident circulating on social mediaCBC News · Posted: Oct 09, 2025 5:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 hours agoTruck rolling into Winnipeg street without driver caught on videoA transport company says an investigation is underway after a semi-trailer without a driver on board was caught on camera rolling into a Winnipeg street and stopping traffic before a person got in and drove it away. A semi-trailer was captured on video as it rolled into a Winnipeg street without a driver aboard, stopping traffic at an intersection in an incident a Canadian transport company says it’s now investigating. A video of the incident posted to Reddit on Wednesday shows the semi rolling into Oak Point Highway at Eagle Drive.In the video the truck is seen moving into traffic without a driver aboard, bouncing lightly back and forth before a man is seen running from a gas station to the vehicle. He tries to open the truck door, but the video shows he failed on a first attempt. “The situation could have been a lot worse,” said Darryl Budge, the general manager of Eastside Heavy Truck Collision, a business across the street from the gas station.“Luckily that’s the way it turned out.”Budge wasn’t at the business when the truck moved into the street. However, one employee shot another video of the incident that was shared with CBC News. The employee of a Winnipeg business shot a video of a truck being driven away from an intersection after the semi rolled into traffic without a driver aboard. (Submitted by Darryl Budge)In that video a person is seen climbing into the truck, and the semi is driven away from the intersection.“Fortunately the truck didn’t hit any poles or damage anything and didn’t have any collisions with any other vehicles,” Budge said. However, he added, “it’s obviously a very dangerous situation to see happen and unfold.”While Budge says pedestrians don’t frequently use the intersection, heavy traffic, including commercial trucks, drives constantly through the area, and the semi could have collided with one of those trucks. Investigation underway A spokesperson for the transport company displayed on the truck’s trailer said an investigation is underway but declined to comment on specifics, including whether the driver has been disciplined. Budge says that while he doesn’t know what led to the truck rolling into the street, as someone who repairs semis he says most of these vehicles have an air brake that locks all tires to prevent them from moving. “That’s a safety feature so that if the regular brakes aren’t working, you can dynamite the brakes and force the brakes to stay locked.” Budge is hoping the situation is an opportunity to revisit truck driving safety and training to prevent incidents like this from happening again. The Manitoba Trucking Association said the video is “unusual and appears alarming,” but the organization won’t comment further on the incident.Winnipeg police told CBC the incident hasn’t been reported to them, but didn’t respond to questions on whether officers are investigating.With files from Santiago Arias Orozco
Semi-trailer caught on video rolling into Winnipeg street without driver aboard
