

Chris Kitching, cp24.com





Ontario Provincial Police have reopened all of Highway 401's eastbound lanes in Oshawa after a tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire early Tuesday morning.

The lanes were closed between Stevenson and Ritson roads for hours to allow engineers to inspect a bridge damaged in the crash.

The closure delayed motorists' morning commute by about an hour.

OPP said the tractor-trailer struck a guardrail near the Simcoe Street overpass at about 1:40 a.m., rupturing a diesel fuel tank. The truck came to rest under the Albert Street overpass, where it was destroyed by fire.

No injuries were reported.

Police said the tractor-trailer was loaded with fruits and vegetables.

Crews removed the burned wreckage shortly after 9:30 a.m.

With files from CP24's Cam Woolley