Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. Courtesy OPP West/Twitter.Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. Courtesy OPP West/Twitter.
Chatham

One person injured in Hwy. 401 crash

A 61-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision Monday morning.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) closed down the Highway 401 eastbound off-ramp at Communication Road just before 9 a.m. for reports of a pickup truck leaving the road.

The off-ramp was closed for several hours while emergency crews cleared the scene.

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The driver was charged with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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