THUNDER BAY -- Thunder Bay OPP have laid charges against the driver of a transport that tipped over on the Thunder Bay Expressway.
Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision Sunday around 1 p.m. on Highway 11/17 at the intersection of Dawson and Red River Road.
A tractor trailer unit making a left turn from Dawson Road onto Highway 11/17 eastbound, flipped onto its side during the turn.
The driver was able to escape uninjured.
Police charged the driver of the tractor trailer unit, Nasir Mahmood, 41, of Brampton with careless driving.
The investigation revealed that the vehicle had been involved in a collision several days prior in Saskatchewan and was deemed unfit to operate on a highway.
The company is subsequently being charged with permit operation of an unsafe commercial motor vehicle.
