Quebec man charged with careless driving after three-truck collision shut down Highway 402

Highway conditions back to normal Wednesday

Image | Sarnia collision

Caption: Highway 402 westbound was closed at Highay 40 Tuesday, July 25, 2017, after a tractor-trailer slammed into a row of idling trucks waiting to cross the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia. (OPP)

A 27-year-old truck driver from Quebec has been charged with careless driving following a three-truck collision that shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 402 near the Blue Water Bridge Tuesday morning.
The man was behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer that rear-ended a row of stopped trucks waiting to cross into the U.S., according to provincial police.

Image | Sarnia collision

Caption: Highway 402 westbound was closed at Highay 40 Tuesday, July 25, 2017, after a tractor-trailer slammed into a row of idling trucks waiting to cross the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia. (OPP)

The highway was closed for much of the day as crews worked to clear debris from the road, but traffic conditions were back to normal Wednesday morning.

Image | Sarnia collision

Caption: Highway 402 westbound was closed at Highay 40 Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer slammed into a row of idling trucks waiting to cross the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia. (OPP)

The collision marks the second time in less than a week that multiple trucks have crashed on Highway 402 while waiting to cross the bridge.
Alabama truck driver Dannie Faulk, 61, was killed on July 19 after a tractor-trailer smashed into the back of a stopped truck.