A single-vehicle crash at Dungannon Road and Division Line has closed the intersection after chemicals leaked from the tractor-trailer involved.

Huron County OPP and the Lucknow Fire Department responded to the scene just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Police say the tractor-trailer unit overturned and a portion of the chemicals on board the tanker trailer leaked, including liquid herbicide and liquid fertilizer.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was uninjured.

Huron OPP has blocked off access to the area at the following points:

  • to the north at Hawkins Road and Division Line
  • to the south at Glen’s Hill Road and Division Line
  • to the east at Lanesville Line and Dungannon Road
  • to the west at Bluewater Veteran’s Highway and Dungannon Road.

The Ministry of the Environment has been contacted and the cause of the collision is under investigation.

Dungannon Road at Division Line will remain closed until the truck and trailer can be safely removed.

Motorists are asked to take alternate routes.