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Hamilton

Ramp from Red Hill onto QEW closed after truck rolled over, reopening expected at 6 p.m.

Hamilton Fire officials said both ramps from the Red Hill Valley Parkway to the QEW Toronto-bound are closed after a dump truck rolled over and spilled fuel onto the roadway.

A truck rolled over the on-ramp for the Toronto-bound QEW

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said reopening time of the ramp is estimated to be at 6 p.m. (@OPP_HSD/Twitter)

Officials say both ramps from the Red Hill Valley Parkway to the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW)Toronto-bound are closed after a dump truck rolled over on Monday and spilled fuel onthe roadway.

"[The fuel tanks] ruptured so they did spill some fuel," saidHamilton Fire spokesperson Claudio Mostacci. But there was no fire as a result of the spill and no injuries have been reported.

He said both the on and off-ramps are closed until further notice. OPP and the Ministry of Environment areinvestigating.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said on Twitter that police are investigating if the dump truck may have been "cut off." No charges have been laid yet.

The ramp is expected to reopen at 6 p.m.