Poor road conditions led to a crash on the 401 on Thursday evening.
OPP officials say on December 8, around 9:30 p.m. Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 401 near Communication Road.
Investigation revealed, due to road conditions, a westbound tractor trailer had struck the Jersey barrier which caused the vehicle to jack knife and block both westbound lanes of the highway.
As a result of the collision, a fuel tank was punctured causing a large amount of diesel fuel to spill out onto the highway.
The 66-year-old male driver from Wheatley was not injured in the collision.
Emergency crews attend and Highway 401 westbound was temporarily closed in order to accommodate emergency and the Ministry of Environment cleanup crews and the safe removal of the vehicle.
Highway 401 westbound has since been reopened.
