Highway 401 in Belleville partly reopens after truck crash, fire

A transport truck crashed and caught fire on Highway 401 as it passed through Belleville, Ont., early Thursday morning, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

OPP saidin a post on X the single-vehicle crash happened around 4:30 a.m. between Highway 37 and Shannonville Road. The truck driver was not injured.

Earlier, OPP reporteda vehicle on fire at thecrash sceneand posted photos suggesting thetruck was heavily damaged by flames.

The highway was initially closed in both directions. Westbound lanes reopened around 9:15 a.m. and one of the two eastbound lanes reopened around 1 p.m.