WB 401 reopened after a crash shut down highway for nine hours
Posted Oct 17, 2017 09:59:04 AM.
Last Updated Oct 17, 2017 06:15:30 PM.
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The Westbound 401 has reopened after a crash shut down the highway for most of the day.
The OPP have charged a truck driver with Careless Driving after today’s nine-hour shut down of the Westbound 401 at Guelph Line
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt describes the scene as, “it’s like a bomb has gone off — there’s vehicle parts and debris all over the highway.”
Five vehicles collided near Guelph Line, around 8:00 a.m., forcing the closure of that side of the highway at Guelph Line.
Four of those were commercial vehicles, the other was a civilian vehicle. Police say there were only minor injuries.
Schmidt warns GTA commuters from the Region their drive home could be impacted.
He says a crash clean-up involving commercial vehicles usually takes longer than other crashes.
Schmidt says the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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