![Traffic woes: Two eastbound lanes remain closed on Ontario highway after morning truck fire [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mp_766944_0_GrZCnf5XUAADRdFjpg.jpg)
Traffic woes on eastbound Highway 401 through Oshawa are expected to continue until late this evening after a tractor-trailer hauling new aluminum cans hit a concrete abutment and caught fire early this morning.
The truck fire broke out near Ritson Road just after 6 a.m. and all eastbound lanes on the highway were closed until one was opened around 10 a.m.
Two lanes remained closed for emergency road work, with the work expected to continue until late Tuesday evening.
No injuries were reported.
INsauga’s Editorial Standards and Policies
WIN A $100 SHOPPING SPREE!
Subscribe to INsauga – Ontario Headline News’ daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Toronto Eaton Centre OR Sherway Gardens. Get news delivered straight to your inbox.
![Convicted drug trafficker wanted on Canada-wide warrant could be in Ontario, police say [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mp_767015_0_AndreMorganCanadawidewarrantjpg.jpg)
![King Charles visits Canada House ahead of opening of Canadas Parliament [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mp_767241_0_defaultjpg.jpg)
![Wildfires raging in northwestern Ontario trigger evacuation alerts [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mp_765174_0_ec0e48cd015fbd2168894eac099225d6a758afed0753a6a22309334a34a84bf9jpg.jpg)
![GFL Environmental Inc. Announces Results from Annual General Meeting of Shareholders | PR Newswire [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mp_765171_0_6824f78cb1efcimagejpg.jpg)
