Transport truck on fire on Highway 401
Ontario Provincial Police logo and cruiser lights (Supplied)
Fire crews are on their way to assist a transport truck on fire on Highway 401 in Thames Centre.
Middlesex OPP say the truck is on the highway in the westbound lane just east of Putnam Road.
Police say drivers should expect slowdowns in both directions as “smoke is reportedly thick.”
This is a developing story, more details to come.
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