A transport truck driver and their company are facing charges after losing a heavy load Tuesday morning in Stratford.
Local police say they were called to Erie Street, in the area of Lorne Avenue East, around 10 a.m. that day.
A truck had lost its load of six metal carts, which police say weighed about 1,000 lbs each.
The carts spread across three lanes of traffic, resulting in a road closure which lasted about an hour.
Police say investigation revealed that the truck's load was approximately 10,000 lbs, but the two ratchet straps securing the entire load had a maximum load rating of 1,000 lbs each.
As a result, both the driver and company were charged with having an insecure load under the Highway Traffic Act.
