Crashed tanker truck removed from stretch of Highway 401 near Kingston

OTTAWA -- Ontario Provincial Police say a tanker truck that crashed on Highway 401 near Kingston has been removed.

A tractor trailer crashed Thursday, Aug. 13 at around 5 a.m. on the 401, spilling liquid tar into the wetland area nearby.

Police said Thursday that the driver of the truck was treated for minor injuries.

The Ministry of Environment is managing the clean up of the liquid tar.

A 12 kilometre section of the eastbound lanes of the highway were closed closed from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning to allow crews to clean up the aftermath.

ICYMI.... trailer was removed overnight. One EB lane is now open. Please #DriveSafe #ygk #ONHwys @OPP_COMM_ER ^bd https://t.co/Qbn4N60XIt

— OPP East Region (@OPP_ER) August 19, 2020

Lanes were scheduled to reopen by 6 a.m. At around 7 a.m., OPP said one eastbound lane was open.

The investigation is ongoing, police said Monday, and charges are pending.

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  Eastbound lanes of Highway 401 between Odessa and Kingston will be closed from 6 p.m. Tues. Aug. 18 to 6 a.m. Wed. Aug. 19 to allow for cleanup of a liquid tar spill.

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  The OPP says a load of liquid tar spilled into a wetland after a crash on Hwy. 401 near Kingston. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/OPP_ER)