Highway 401 in Belleville partly reopens after truck crash, fire - Action News
Home WebMail Friday, November 22, 2024, 05:46 AM | Calgary | -13.4°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
Ottawa

Highway 401 in Belleville partly reopens after truck crash, fire

A transport truck crashed and caught fire on Highway 401 as it passed through Belleville early Thursday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police. An eastbound lane reopened early in the afternoon after Highway 37.

Entire highway was closed for hours Thursday morning

A transport truck cab heavily damaged by fire on the side of a highway on a summer day. There's heavy construction equipment behind it.
Ontario Provincial Police said a transport truck crashed on Highway 401 between Highway 37 and Shannonville Road early on Sept. 5, 2024. (Ontario Provincial Police/X)

A transport truck crashed and caught fire on Highway 401 as it passed through Belleville, Ont., early Thursday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

OPP saidin a post on X the single-vehicle crash happened around 4:30 a.m. between Highway 37 and Shannonville Road. The truck driver was not injured.

Earlier, OPP reporteda vehicle on fire at thecrash sceneand posted photos suggesting thetruck was heavily damaged by flames.

The highway was initially closed in both directions. Westbound lanes reopened around 9:15 a.m. and one of the two eastbound lanes reopened around 1 p.m.