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Hey. 401 crash near Woodstock seriously injured driver, disrupted traffic for hours
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Hey. 401 crash near Woodstock seriously injured driver, disrupted traffic for hours

One person was hospitalized with serious injuries in a rollover accident that occurred Sunday morning near Woodstock, Ontario. This caused congestion along Hwy. For 401 hours.

The single-vehicle crash occurred around 7 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the highway between Sweaburg Road and Dodge Line.

A photo posted on social media by the OPP shows an overturned tractor trailer being winched out of the highway’s north ditch by two heavy-duty tractor trailers.

Details about the incident were limited and the OPP did not return a request for comment Sunday.

A line of vehicles stretches back more than two kilometers along the westbound lanes of Hwy. 401 near Woodstock, the result of a serious crash that occurred around 4:30pm on November 3, 2024, around 7am.
A line of vehicles stretches back more than two kilometers along the westbound lanes of Hwy. 401 near Woodstock, the result of a serious crash that occurred around 4:30pm on November 3, 2024, around 7am. (Ontario Ministry of Transportation)

Police said shortly before 8 a.m. the driver of the truck was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. It was stated that their current status is unknown.

The crash caused significant delays in the westbound lanes of the highway until the afternoon.