Transport truck in ditch on Hwy. 401. (Photo provided by Chatham-Kent OPP). Transport truck in ditch on Hwy. 401. (Photo provided by Chatham-Kent OPP).
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Man Charged With Careless Driving After Transport Truck Loses Control

A man is facing charges after driving a transport truck into a ditch on Hwy. 401.

Chatham-Kent OPP say on Friday at around 8pm, officers responded to a motor-vehicle collision on Hwy. 401 near Kent Bridge Rd.

Police learned that a westbound commercial transport truck had lost control and went into the north ditch.

A 34-year-old man from Brampton was charged with careless driving, as well as failure to accurately complete a daily inspection report and failure to surrender an inspection schedule.

The MTO says the westbound onramp at Kent Bridge Rd. is now clear.

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