Part of Highway 401 through Mississauga is closed after an incident involving a truck full of avocados.
In a tweet, Ontario provincial police said officers responded to a truck that had blocked the road at 401 Highway and Winston Churchill Boulevard.
The force said the road was temporarily closed in an easterly direction for “cleaning and recovery,” sharing a photo of firefighters around the burning truck.
OPP told Global News that the call came around 2:30 p.m. A spokesman for the force said they believed a vehicle tire had overheated.
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Drivers have been told they are expecting major delays in the area. There is no access from Highway 401 to Winston Churchill Boulevard, with only one eastbound lane open to the area freeway.
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