Bus Rollover Sends Five to Hospital on Highway 401

Five people were hospitalized after a bus rolled over on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The crash caused ramp closures, and the Ontario Provincial Police said the injured people suffered non-life-threatening injuries while the cause remained unknown.

According to cknewstoday.ca, all five passengers were transported to the hospital after the rollover. Police had not released details about what caused the crash or when the closed ramp would reopen.

Another Highway 401 collision affected traffic in Scarborough after a tractor-trailer crash near Morningside Avenue, according to CP24. All eastbound express lanes were closed before reopening at about 10:30 a.m.

CP24 Traffic Specialist Meital Sperling described the traffic situation after the Scarborough collision.

"It’s not great out there unfortunately," said Meital Sperling, CP24 Traffic Specialist.

Sperling also advised drivers to use alternative lanes while congestion built up following the tractor-trailer crash. Images from the scene showed significant front-end damage to the truck, according to CP24.

"Definitely stick to those collector lanes heading into Scarborough," said Meital Sperling, CP24 Traffic Specialist.

A separate Highway 401 crash in Thames Centre involved a transport truck that left the roadway and entered a ditch, according to Heart FM. No injuries were reported in that incident, and one lane was closed for recovery work.

Middlesex County OPP Sergeant Ed Sanchuk described the response to the transport truck crash in a video posted on the OPP West Region X page.

"Just shortly after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, Middlesex County OPP officers responded a report of a transport truck that left the roadway and went approximately 40 yards into the ditch that you see over here," said Sergeant Ed Sanchuk.

Heart FM reported that heavy tow operators worked to retrieve the truck while two lanes remained open, although the crash caused traffic backups on Highway 401.