Emergency crews respond to a two vehicle crash on eastbound Highway 401 in Thames Centre, April 29, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the OPP via Twitter)Emergency crews respond to a two vehicle crash on eastbound Highway 401 in Thames Centre, April 29, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the OPP via Twitter)
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Crash slows traffic on Highway 401 in Thames Centre

By Kirk Dickinson
April 29, 2019 - 10:21pm

One lane of Highway 401 had to be shut down for around two hours following a two-vehicle crash in Thames Centre.

Middlesex County Ontario Provincial police responded to the crash in the eastbound lanes of the highway between Dorchester Road and Elgin Road on Monday at around 1:45 p.m.  One of the vehicles was towing a camping trailer.

One driver suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash.

The highway was fully reopened shortly before 4 p.m. after emergency crews cleared the vehicles from the scene.

It is unknown if any charges will be laid.

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