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Highway 401 reopens at Hurontario after serious crash, transport truck driver charged

Four-vehicle crash prompts closure of eastbound express lanes of Highway 401 at Hurontario Street on Jan. 31, 2023. OPP

The Ontario Provincial Police say the eastbound express lanes on Highway 401 at Hurontario Street have reopened after a four-vehicle collision on Tuesday.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash involved a transport truck and three cars.

The OPP said a disabled vehicle on the right shoulder was struck by a transport truck causing a chain reaction crash.

The transport truck driver was charged with careless driving, police said.

Read more: Driver taken to hospital after transport truck windshield smashed by flying ice along Hwy. 401

Two people were taken to hospital with potentially serious injuries, Schmidt said.

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Motorists were able to get by on the highway going east through the collector lanes, however, traffic was slow in the area all morning.

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