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Rollover on Highway 403 closes ramp to Highway 6 in Hamilton’s Ancaster area | CBC News
Ontario Provincial Police officers closed the ramp from westbound Highway 403 to southbound highway 6 due to a tractor trailer crashing and rolling onto its side. They say it should re-open by 4 or 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Police said the ramp will re-open around 4 or 5 p.m.
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The ramp from westbound Highway 403 to southbound Highway 6 is closed after a tractor trailer crashed and rolled onto its side, police say.
Around 8 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division posted a series of photos on X, saying the driver was being assessed for minor injuries.
Update:<br>The truck was transporting bales of recycled material. Part of the cleanup will involve retrieving some of the bales that were ejected and rolled a significant distance off the roadway.<br>^rt <a href=”https://t.co/RbDb4aqmYG”>pic.twitter.com/RbDb4aqmYG</a>
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The truck was transporting “bales of recycled material” and was the only vehicle involved in the collision, police said. They added cleanup would involve retrieving some of the bales that flew from the trailer and rolled down the road.
Around 12 p.m., police said the road will likely re-open by 4 or 5 p.m. They said officers charged the driver — a 32-year-old Brampton, Ont., man — with careless driving.
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