Hwy. 401 file photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.Hwy. 401 file photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.
London

Transport hits truck protecting Hwy. 401 maintenance crew

All westbound lanes of Highway 401 near London were temporarily closed Thursday night after a tractor-trailer crashed into a road maintenance truck.

Middlesex OPP say the maintenance truck was being used to protect a crew painting lines on the busy highway near Veterans Memorial Parkway when the collision occurred around 10:15 p.m.

The driver of the big rig was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No one else was hurt.

The westbound lanes between Veterans Memorial Parkway and Westchester Bourne were closed for several hours to allow crews to clean-up and police to investigate. All lanes were reopened by 4 a.m. Friday.

The investigation is ongoing. So far, no charges have been laid.

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