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Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) accidental Highway 402 westbound adjacent Strathroy has reopened Friday greeting aft a superior clang led to a chemic spill earlier successful the week.
About a 100 litres of acerb was spilled, says situation ministry
CBC News
· Posted: Jul 04, 2025 6:42 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 4
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) accidental Highway 402 westbound adjacent Strathroy has reopened Friday greeting aft a superior clang led to a chemic spill earlier successful the week.
The clang betwixt a tractor-trailer and a rider conveyance happened Wednesday, aft 1 p.m. ET constabulary said. Crews who responded recovered worldly leaking from the tractor-trailer that was carrying astir 45,000 litres of monochloroacetic acid.
About 100 litres of the acerb was spilled, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks told CBC News successful a statement.
UPDATE (July 4, 1:45 a.m.): Highway 402 westbound has present afloat reopened. The OPP acknowledgment motorists for their patience. Updates to follow. ^pia
The westbound lanes of hwy. 402 betwixt Centre Road and Kerwood Road were closed Wednesday and Thursday arsenic hazmat crews worked to cleanable up the spill. The roads reopened aboriginal Friday morning, according to a station published by constabulary connected X astatine 1:45 a.m.
The operator of a rider conveyance chopped disconnected the tractor-trailer and the motortruck ended up successful the ditch. No 1 was earnestly injured successful the crash, constabulary said.
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