A tractor-trailer lost its load of salt in a crash on Donnybrook Line between Hwy. 86 and Zion Road, September 25, 2024. Photo provided by Huron OPP.A tractor-trailer lost its load of salt in a crash on Donnybrook Line between Hwy. 86 and Zion Road, September 25, 2024. Photo provided by Huron OPP.
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Trucker seriously hurt in crash that spilled load of salt in ditch

One person was taken to hospital after a tractor-trailer loaded with salt crashed northwest of Wingham.

Emergency crews were called to the single-vehicle collision on Donnybrook Line between Highway 86 and Zion Road just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday. The truck went off the road and crashed into a tree, spilling its load of salt into the ditch.

The driver suffered serious, non-life threatening injuries, OPP said.

The section of Donnybrook was closed for nearly the whole day while investigators were on scene and debris was cleared. The road was reopened around 8:20 p.m.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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