Rollover crash sends truck driver to hospital

(OPP)

A truck driver was sent to hospital after a rollover crash on the 401, just outside of Chatham-Kent.

OPP officials say on August 30 at approximately 9:50 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit (TMU) responded to a single vehicle rollover collision on Highway 401 at the exit 56 (Essex County Road 42 )westbound on ramp.

A white International tractor trailer loaded with auto parts was travelling on the onramp when it tipped over just before entering onto the highway.

The lone occupant driver of the vehicle was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries and will be charged under the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario.

The on ramp to westbound Highway 401 at exit 56 and one lane of Highway 401 westbound will remain closed for a period of time as the contents of the tractor trailer are offloaded.


– Photo credit: OPP

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