Transport truck hits train bridge, three lanes closed on highway through Pickering

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Published October 7, 2024 at 7:18 pm

Ontario, Pickering, police, Highway 401. Whites Road, transport truck, train bridge, lanes closed
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UPDATE: All three right lanes on the highway have been reopened.

 

A collision involving a transport truck, and a train bridge early Monday evening (Oct. 7) is causing major traffic delays on a highway near Pickering.

The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on the eastbound Highway 401 express lanes east of Whites Road.

OPP says a transport truck hauling cars struck a train bridge. One of the vehicles fell off the truck.

No injuries have been reported.

The three right express lanes will remain blocked until a bridge inspection is completed.

Police are asking commuters to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

Ontario, Pickering, police, Highway 401. Whites Road, transport truck, train bridge, lanes closed

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