PRESCOTT, Ont. — Provincial police say a tractor-trailer driver is facing charges after wheels flew off the transport damaging five other vehicles.
They say the wheels came off the tractor on Highway 401 near Prescott, Ont., around 7 a.m. Friday.
OPP say five vehicles hit by the flying wheels sustained significant damage, but there were no injuries.
The driver, from Port Colborne, Ont., is charged with driving a commercial motor vehicle with a major defect, and detached wheel.
Police say the company involved will face similar highway traffic charges.
The Canadian Press
