Two collisions and a vehicle fire caused some headaches for drivers between Ridgetown and Highgate on Highway 401 on Monday.
The Ontario Provincial Police said a transport truck fully engulfed in flames near the kilometre marker 120 on Highway 401 at around 11:30 a.m. which prompted the closure of the eastbound lanes between Orford Road (Exit 117) and Furnival Road (Exit 129). One lane was reopened to traffic at around 5 p.m.
A collision near Victoria Road Monday afternoon then forced the closure of all eastbound lanes again. Chatham-Kent paramedics said an air ambulance were called to the scene and paramedics are working in collaboration with Ornge for a patient with critical injuries. Further details could not be provided at this time.
A third collision occurred shortly after in the same area, but no details have been released.
The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 between Kent Bridge Rd. and Orford Rd. reopened just after midnight Tuesday morning.
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