Truck fire shuts down eastbound lanes of Highway 401

For the fourth time in just over a week, the 401 between Guelph line and Highway 6 was brought to a standstill,  because of a crash involving a transport truck.

The truck caught fire which led to the closure of all eastbound lanes during Friday’s morning commute.

Emergency crews worked to clean a diesel spill on the road while only one lane of traffic was able to get through on the shoulder. All lanes have since been reopened.

The Ontario Provincial Police say no one was injured in the fire.

On Tuesday, a five-vehicle collision shut down the westbound lanes of the highway for several hours as crews cleaned up a diesel spill and repaved the roadway. The following day, two transport trucks collided and hot asphalt spilt onto the highway.

Clean up crews working on clearing #Hwy401 EB approaching Guelph line
Hope to reopen all lanes within 30 mins pic.twitter.com/AoE2hamqNw

— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) October 20, 2017