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Serious injuries after 401 crash involving tractor trailer

A crash involving a tractor-trailer on Highway 401 at Blandford Road on Nov. 8, 2024. (Source: OPP) A crash involving a tractor-trailer on Highway 401 at Blandford Road on Nov. 8, 2024. (Source: OPP)
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Westbound lanes of Highway 401 are closed in Blandford-Blenheim following a crash that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries.

Around 11 a.m. Friday, emergency crews responded to the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Blanford road for a crash involving a tractor-trailer.

The only person in the vehicle was the one taken to hospital.

Traffic was diverted at Oxford Road 29, however the highway has since fully reopened.

Police say that the driver was seriously injured, but injuries were deemed to be non-life-threatening.

Anyone with information including dash cam footage, is asked to contact the Oxford OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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