Road closed gate on a Highway 401 on-ramp. June 14, 2019. (Photo by Michael Hugall).Road closed gate on a Highway 401 on-ramp. June 14, 2019. (Photo by Michael Hugall).
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Westbound Highway 401 reopens after overnight closure in Tilbury

A stretch of the westbound side of Highway 401 near Tilbury is open again after a crash that closed part of the busy roadway overnight.

Just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, 511Ontario reported the closure of all lanes on the westbound side of the highway at Queens Line. The Ministry of Transportation said the road had been cleared just after 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

CKNewsToday.ca has reached out to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) for more details on the crash that caused the closure.

More to come.

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