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Eastbound lanes of Hwy 401 at Dixon Road blocked over weather-related collisions: OPP

The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Dixon Road are closed over . OPP / Twitter

All lanes of Highway 401 eastbound at Dixon Road are blocked, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say.

In a series of tweets just after 9 a.m. Sunday morning, the OPP Highway Safety Division said the lanes were blocked “due to icy roads that resulted in multiple crashes.”

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Police said this included a “jack-knifed transport truck,” and a “rolled over truck and trailer” near Highway 409.

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In an update just before 9:30 a.m., police said Ministry of Transportation salters and snowplows had arrived on scene and were working to remove the ice before the lanes could re-open.

Police said no injuries had been reported.

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