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A truck carrying flammable liquids crossed the median of Highway 401 near West Lorne but was stopped by a cable barrier from colliding with oncoming traffic.

“The barriers or the tension cables did exactly what they were supposed to do,” Const. Adam Crewdson, an Elgin OPP spokesperson, said Wednesday. “If they weren’t there, you would’ve had a different story.”

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The truck was travelling west at about 4 p.m. Monday when it blew a tire near Downie Line, crossed the centre median and came in contact with a high-tension cable barrier.

The truck came to a stop on the north shoulder of the eastbound lanes of the highway, police said.

Debris created by truck coming into contact with the barrier caused minor damage to two vehicles travelling east, police said, but no injuries were reported “We’ve see all the other half of it when (cable barriers) aren’t here,” Crewdson said.

The West Elgin fire department was called to crash because the truck was carrying flammable liquids.