Truck tips over on Highway 401 ramp

In this Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 photo provided by the O.P.P., police and the Ministry of Transportation work on the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer on Highway 401 at Lancaster. The driver walked away with minor injuries. (SD&G O.P.P. via Newswatch Group)

LANCASTER – An on-ramp to the eastbound Highway 401 at Lancaster is closed this morning (Friday) after a tractor-trailer overturned.

SD&G O.P.P. say the eastbound Highway 401 is also down to one lane in the area after the truck, carrying non-hazardous materials, tipped over around 6 a.m.

The driver escaped with minor injuries.

The truck belongs to Maisliner – an inter-modal transportation company from LaSalle, Que.