Kitchener driver charged after utility trailer detaches from pickup truck on Highway 401

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A driver from Kitchener has been charged after a utility trailer detached from a pickup truck on a busy highway in South-West Oxford Township.

Ontario Provincial Police were called to Highway 401 on Thursday around 7 p.m. They said a detached trailer was sitting in a live lane of traffic on the highway.

Officers were able to help, and no damage or injuries were reported.

However, a 44-year-old from Kitchener was charged with having an unsecured load.