Highway 402 now open after days long closure
The westbound lanes were closed between Centre Road and Kerwood Road after a crash involving a transport truck led to a chemical leak.
OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk told CTV News Thursday a passenger vehicle and a transport truck briefly collided, sending the truck carrying 45,000 litres of a corrosive chemical, into the ditch.
The chemical was been identified as monochloroacetic acid, commonly used in industrial applications.
402 STRATHROY CLOSURE
Hazmat crews are cleaning up a section of Highway 402 near Strathroy after a crash caused a transport truck to leak acid. July 3, 2025. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London)
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