A crane in the ditch on Highway 40. Photo courtesy of Lambton OPP via twitter.A crane in the ditch on Highway 40. Photo courtesy of Lambton OPP via twitter.
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Update: Driver charged after ditched crane closes Hwy 40

A 44-year-old man from Lambton Shores has been charged with careless driving after a huge crane landed in the ditch along Highway 40 Tuesday.

Police responded to the highway, between Rokeby and Moore Lines, just before 6 a.m.

The driver, the only occupant in the vehicle, was not injured.

The road was still closed at mid-afternoon as crews worked to get the crane back on the road.

It reopened just after 5 p.m.

 

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