Crash spills 45,000 litres of acid, closes Hwy. 402 lanes: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said it was about 1 p.m. on Wednesday when a passenger vehicle 'cut off' a transport truck, which crashed into the ditch. He said there were no serious injuries but the big rig was carrying 45,000 litres of monochloroacetic acid.
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Crash closes #Hwy402 between Centre Road and Kerwood Road in #Strathroy after a passenger vehicle and transport truck were involved in collision. #OPP will have the highway closed until tomorrow morning till 8AM. Please take alternate routes. Updates to follow. #WROPP ^es pic.twitter.com/taaCUkEiRX
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) July 3, 2025
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The westbound lanes of the 402 were closed between Centre Road and Kerwood Road – west of London, near Strathroy – and were expected to open at some point on Thursday afternoon.
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Police asked the public for help finding Cory Robert Fowler, 42, on Wednesday and released his photo.
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Fowler is now in custody, police said Thursday.
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Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Fowler following an investigation that started in April when a woman contacted police.
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The woman became involved in sex work in October 2023 after meeting a man online, police said.
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The man, who advertised the woman's services on the internet, assaulted the woman at an Exeter Road hotel during an argument over the woman leaving the arrangement, police said.
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Fowler is charged with trafficking a person under 18, financial or material benefit of trafficking a person under 18, financial or material benefit from sexual services provided by a person under 18, procuring a person under 18, advertising another person's sexual services and assault.
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