A tractor-trailer rollover has closed all eastbound lanes of Highway 401 at Highway 400 Monday morning.
The crash happened around 8 a.m. on the eastbound collector on-ramp to Highway 400.
Images from the scene show the vehicle on an overpass leaning on its right side next to a concrete railing.
Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the trailer was carrying a load of paper rolls, which likely shifted as the truck went around the ramp. He said speed may have been a factor.
“Right now we’ve got heavy tows on scene that are trying to get it up on its wheels again,”Schmidt said. “It is kind of teetering over the ramp and that’s why we have the eastbound express and collector lanes closed.”
The driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The road closure has resulted in traffic gridlock for the rush-hour commute.
Schmidt said crews hope to have the 401 reopened within the next few hours.
With files from Kerri Breen
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