Driver charged after load of beer kegs tumbles off truck in Brockville crash

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Ronald Zajac • Brockville Recorder and Times

Published Apr 19, 2024 • Last updated 57 minutes ago • 1 minute read

Workers clear beer kegs from the Highway 401 eastbound on-ramp in Brockville on Friday morning Photo by Ronald Zajac /Postmedia

A tractor-trailer carrying beer kegs rolled over on Brockville’s eastbound Highway 401 off-ramp Friday morning, injuring the driver and closing off access to the highway as workers cleared the mess.

Provincial police say the 53 year-old driver of the truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and was charged with careless driving and making an unsafe move.

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The truck, bearing a Coors Light logo appeared to have rolled over while entering the off-ramp, coming to rest on its side in the adjacent on-ramp and spilling its contents through the top of its trailer.

Workers did their best to clear the kegs as quickly as possible, loading them onto pallets that were then driven away.

The scene drew a crowd of onlookers up the slope on the sidewalk of the North Augusta Road overpass, while just beyond confused drivers discovered they could not get onto the highway.

The cleanup is expected to last several hours.

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